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I see your point but you can also separate professionals into groups. Some are more technical and the tools have finer applications/require more careful calibration, others are mentalists who try to solve every problem with a basic set of tools and try to spend as little money as possible on them, or if possible don't own them at all.
It probably helps if you came to all this before the internet was a resource. There's a quiet calm about reading the trend catalogue of an evening that has been lost to most people because of internet reviews.
Airhead
Personally, I'm cautiously sceptical about the usefulness of professional tradespeople's opinions on tools for DIY. Especially on YT.
Not that I think they're totally without merit, but having laboured on resi building sites, for the most part there is a lot that just isn't applicable to DIY imo.
Tools are used for a tiny fraction of the time, there is basically no time/money relationship, you don't need to worry about weight, you have the time to take greater care to prolong life, etc. etc. My dad's corded B&D is still working* what must be 30-35yrs later.
*albeit with only one torque setting now