You hit on some good points here. Hopefully with a combination of education and honest personal reflection an outdoorsman will be able to figure out where they are comfortable.

Is the outdoorsman satisfied with being self reliant in all but the most sever situations; when self extraction simply isn't possible or a search would be initiated anyway? Then a PLB alone is likely the right tool.

Or, as you described, is the outdoorsman more comfortable with the passive approach should things go wrong. Honestly determining this is okay, but someone with this preference needs to understand that a PLB alone isn't the right tool. They will be better served by one of those other options, most likely one offering 2-way communication, potentially with a PLB as a backup if things do really degrade into a true emergency and the 2-way isn't working for them. But they need to understand the difference and also the need for a certain level of self reliance in the wilderness.

The battle of course is getting the public at large, or at least those heading into the wilderness, to take the time to learn about the options and assess their needs appropriately.