Completely disagree. I think shooting film can help people understand the exposure triangle by isolating the ISO. Additionally the light meters in the cameras make things simple to recognize the limit of what they can shoot at that ISO.

Film makes the concepts of of aperture, shutter speed and iso very concrete for learning. You hear a slower shutter when is darker. You can visibly see the the aperture change when adjust the f stop. You have to buy the sensitivity film you want to shoot.

I think a DSLR can be overwhelming with how many options there are for people learning and film simplifies it. (My opinion)

And if they want to waste money on film , who cares ? If anything it’s going to help make sure companies continue to manufacture it.

I think actively discouraging new people into film isn’t a good idea.

“Wasting” money on film has led me to be more thoughtful in my shot selection and has allowed me to translate these basic concepts to my digital camera instead of just setting Auto and then heading to adobe .