You're downvoted because people who aren't enthusiasts just don't have the experience to understand.
It's like the EU ban[0] on lead paint. Fine artists said "wait but what about Flake white? It's a critical paint! Nothing else compares! We know how to use it safely!" And the response was "Just substitute Titanium white. It's brighter anyway!" But Ti is absolutely not a substitute. It's like telling sculptors to substitute plaster for marble.
[0]I can't recall if the ban was lifted. I live in the US.
EDIT: Don't take my word for it. Here's Michael Harding on the subject, he makes paints that are among the very very best available:
This point is making the opposite case that you think it is though: the artists are basically a tiny population that benefits from keeping lead paint legal while the larger population suffers.
It's like the EU ban[0] on lead paint. Fine artists said "wait but what about Flake white? It's a critical paint! Nothing else compares! We know how to use it safely!" And the response was "Just substitute Titanium white. It's brighter anyway!" But Ti is absolutely not a substitute. It's like telling sculptors to substitute plaster for marble.
[0]I can't recall if the ban was lifted. I live in the US.
EDIT: Don't take my word for it. Here's Michael Harding on the subject, he makes paints that are among the very very best available:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=G1pXT06HXX0
https://www.lucillesmithson.com/single-post/2016/05/06/in-co...