My earlier tongue in cheek comment regarding the Restricted ATPL had more to do with the dumbing down of the pilot profession.
The FAA ATPL is the poster child of this movement. Buy the book with 1500 questions, do a 5 day course on how to pass the exam and next thing you’re at the pilot shop buying 4 stripe epaulettes.
Like deja vu, I did my subjects with Noel Lamont and was forced to learn a bunch of what was mainly utterly useless stuff. What I will say in defence of that “useless” coursework was that it instilled a sense of curiosity in me to constantly keep learning new stuff. And the realisation that one man’s useless information is another’s essential knowledge.
Being constantly curious is perhaps one of the most essential traits in a professional pilot. I’m not sure condoning a mindset of accepting bare minimum knowledge encourages curiosity. YMMV.