Or, just maybe, buy a printer that does not actively disrespect their users?

I guess it depends on what you value more highly, a machine from a company that respects intellectual property, or a machine that reliably prints parts without intervention.

Prusa work well. They're just expensive.

Plenty of printers that do both.

This was true a couple years ago, but the other vendors have caught up. Today you have options that reliably print without intervention and aren’t bambus

Prusas are plenty reliable without intervention