When I visited the Solo RPG Reddit (that was co-opted by AI bros) a lot more I found that that was one of the underlying fears concerning solo ttrpgs. That you wouldn’t play it right and there was no one there to help you. There was a yearning among some prospective players, one to get permission to do play solo as if it was a dirty sin, and two - for a system so strong and authoritative that it could take a place of a knowledgeable GM/DM.
It was also one of the big complaints. Having to think for themself and imagine for themself. Isn’t that what the reference document is for? So, to your point - those folks bending the rules would be beyond the ultimate taboo. Satanic Orgy in the Vatican levels.
But with my games I’m always like, “Don’t use that rule. It’s too hard? Don’t use it. The game won’t break” so we’re on the same wavelength. Commit the crime of liberation all the way!