Perhaps ... I was not trying to value-judge the carrying of expensive knives for non-critical everyday tasks; that's fine. I was questioning recommending newcomers to spend so much to find out if they enjoy knives. :)

Personally, if Morakniv [1] made a folding knife[+], it would probably be just right for me. :)

[1] https://morakniv.se/en/

[+] And someone made carrying a folding knife legal in Sweden ...