To do what I want with my own property seems pretty essential to me.

Boiling the frog.

Stockholm syndrome is so pity when detected.

>"'essential' means can't be bothered to wait 24 hours (once)?"

Essential means to get fucking lost and let me do with the hardware I paid for whatever I want.

You are missing the part that new 24 hour process was a response to backlash. It was not even in their plan.

Why not wait 3 months just to be safe? Or 3 years?

I paid for my phone.