Just chiming in to say “not encouraging” something is not the same as discouraging it.
I don’t encourage people to go rock climbing—I, personally, don’t think it sounds like a fun or safe activity. But have I ever discouraged someone else from rock climbing? Of course not.
Devs aren’t going to go out and say “everyone should go use this thing” because they have no real stake—you can see in Kafka’s statements that, in context, it is unfair advantage or actual cheating (re: bots or scripts or hacks or exploits) with which they have concern, not a tool every guild has access to.
But carry on — I’m sure I’ve changed no one’s mind, so I’ll just grab my 
and be on my way 
