Right, and I'll houserule it for my own table if someone takes one of those feats. But I care about the RAW for character options because:
1. I don't like having to have a vast array of house rules for lots of character options that may or may not come up. I'd prefer players be able to just look at character options and get what they see rather than have to have my own extensive addendum to it.
2. When I then go to a different group as a player they will generally be the baseline there. I don't want to have to pester the DM about character build questions unless the DM is themself opening that can of worms by setting out to houserule a lot of specific character options.
3. Also as a player, I am often more rules knowledgeable than other people at tables I play at, and so am often the one (hopefully gently) reminding people what the rules are. I also usually have a fairly optimized character. Asking for special rules dispensations for my own character, in that context, is going to make me look like both the worst caricature of a powergaming rules lawyer, and heck, maybe it will be an accurate appearance.
