Depends on the lock, for bikes I would totally agree with what you are saying. One of the reasons it became competitive is because it's not easy to master. For yale type house locks then you don't even need to pick them, just get a set of bump keys* for under £15.
*(And unless you have good 4+ lever mortice locks on your home don't google bump keys as it will scare the crap out of you)
Depends on the lock, for bikes I would totally agree with what you are saying. One of the reasons it became competitive is because it's not easy to master. For yale type house locks then you don't even need to pick them, just get a set of bump keys* for under £15.
*(And unless you have good 4+ lever mortice locks on your home don't google bump keys as it will scare the crap out of you)