I don’t trust the majority of other pilots I share the sky with, I’d give it up forever if they let the general public take to the skies with little or no training.
Well, the Airborne Corps pushed me out of an airplane with little or no training.
Getting my SEL was actually harder, but I already had it, by the time I joined the army. Neighbor was a check pilot for Eastern, and instead of paying me to mow his lawn, he taught me to fly.