I see OP's argument as more of a location-based issue.
If you are in the city (or highly populated area), and exploring solar, you are causing grief to the local grid, because you're going off-grid or hybrid. Thus, in the city, grid/regulatory folks are doing all they can to keep you "tied in" with the grid wherever, however possible (legally, or otherwise). This is life in the city.
If you are in the country (rural, low population areas), and diy in nature, none of the above applies to you. But, collectively, we are a drop in the bucket, and not worth caring about (or doing something about)?
In this forum alone, it seems to have changed from 90% diy off-grid type systems content to 90% grid-tied content. Same with formerly 90% old-school LF equipment vs nearly 100% AIO HF equipment these days. Still don't know if AIO HF will replace LF, as in, no more old-school stuff available to buy.
My diy, off-grid, LF stuff just works, and, isn't installed/regulated by anybody ... and that could be another reason why it isn't talked about much?