I see! Thanks so much for the thoughtful response definitely seems like there's a use case for people who might be more creatives with a need for storage rather than self-hosting enthusiasts who want to mess around in a homelab.
The prices are still a bit eye watering but you pay for software support for sure.
Is the main appeal of prebuilt NAS cases the aesthetics and the reduction of DIY concerns?
Because they seem to me like overpriced and underpowered computers. Most tech-oriented folks I know have more powerful PCs in a closet somewhere that they could easily convert into a NAS
Edit: some very thoughtful responses thanks y'all! I definitely see the appeal for people who just need something that doesn't need tinkering or care significantly about power draw and noise.
It's not gatekeeping to point out that 'leftist' historically doesn't mean 'left of center'. It's used as a reductive - but that's the nature of trying to reduce political ideologies to a single term - label for ideologies that are anti-capitalist. Nothing Linus said in this post points to him being anti-capitalist, he only commented on social issues.
He might still be a leftist, I'll give you that, but this post doesn't really show that.
Begging the question was originally a very specific logical fallacy. It's a type of reasoning where you circularly try to prove your argument. I just kinda wish the usage wasn't being muddied. https://danielmiessler.com/blog/the-original-meaning-of-begging-the-question
Obviously everything depends on use case. I definitely am a tinkerer and prefer options. I'd never run a jellyfin server off a synology NAS cause... Well cause it can't transcode very well. So efficiency is less of a concern than processing power.
I get now that my questions was a bit moot, obviously some people will pay a premium for a narrow use case if it brings reliability and ease of use.