The problem is that there is a rise of expectations for tips in places that previously didn't involve tips. That, and the expected percentage for places where it is normal to tip has gone up. And people are reasonably tired of it.
It's perfectly ok to do both, to be tired of it and avoid such places.
There are good parts and bad parts to it. Historically, it was used for good in the form of letting slaves go free. It was also historically used to let lynch mobs go free, which is horrifying.
I think you got into KSP ever so slightly before I did, but I remember buying it directly from them before the whole rigamarole of transferring it to steam.
Everything else I'm 99% on the same page on.
Though, I'll very occasionally use mechjeb to handle accent to orbit from kerbin. Usually only if it is a big unstable rocket that needs lots of very fine adjustments. Something about seeing such a rocket fly stable is very satisfying.
Landing, transfers, docking, and accent from other moons/planets I always do myself though.
I recently played around with one of the warp bubble mods, it was a shit load of fun until the kraken ate my ship.
A distinction between personal and private property needs to be made where one is used to generate capital in exchange for wages and the other is your dildo
That's always the definition. It is well defined, the problem is that there are national propaganda machines outright lying to the people.
The problem is that there is a rise of expectations for tips in places that previously didn't involve tips. That, and the expected percentage for places where it is normal to tip has gone up. And people are reasonably tired of it.
It's perfectly ok to do both, to be tired of it and avoid such places.