I see your point I really do BUT this feature has never really caused me a problem and I own lots of DJI drones.
I kind of like the fact that DJI will not help anyone but me if questions about my drone arise. DJI has always maintained contact...
Flying DJI drones is like riding a bike. Once you learn how to fly one, the next model is just as easy to fly. So there's no single model that's better simply because it's beginner-friendly.
It depends on what your son plans to do with the drone...