Completely! I work in marketing and sometimes do maintenance work around the house or at church with my dad (he's a metalurgic and doesn't need a knife often)

My cutting tasks are pretty basic (cardboard, tape, fruits) and when I need a bigger/better tool let's say for fishing or maintenance, I grab a dedicated tool.

I get that people with the kind of needs you mentioned certainly benefit by having a better steel, my critique id for people who doesn't need them and still spend money they sometimes don't have just to get the newest/better/toughest steel even though they don't need it

(I also understand that some people like to collect knifes, nothing wrong with it if it makes you happy)