Yes, I agree about Ham radio, but I also can't help but notice that ham radio's complexity seems to have grown since the adoption of DMR and other digital modes. I guess my thinking about Ham is, and was, about its effectiveness in emergency comms, and I admit to a certain nostalgia for:

144.54 for Simplex, no PL and
144.XXX + PL 97.4 for a repeater being all the information needed to bring up a local/regional communication system.

But I definitely agree that GMRS is a "gateway drug" to ham radio for some. But for others (like me) it's ham radio rehab