There are plenty of students and hobbyists here. So again, take it easy on the assumptions.
If the description of the parent doesn't fit you then maybe you weren't his/hers intended audience?
No reason to tell everyone about it.
If someone comments: "It's not much to pay $70 for something you use professionally, and get value out of it everyday etc" -- it only adds noise to chime in "I don't use it professionally" or "I don't use it everyday".
It's a conditional sentence (even if implicit). If one is not on that category, then yes, obviously the argument doesn't apply to them.
The generalization that implies that the OP is a person who codes for a living is far from "completely unwarranted".