Yeah I was referring to modern day, vector images are everywhere and easy to render. "Waste of resources" is a weird thing to mention because it's entirely subjective. All visuals could be called that compared to a TUI.
Going to go a step further to point out that freedom of speech only applies to people, not organizations. Put on your reading comprehension glasses and see how lazy of a thinker you are.
Unless you can offer examples of "not in the ways that matter" and alternatives, I'm going to assume you don't know what you're talking about.