You have to see it as "root"-mode, it gives you the means to do stuff you need to do but cannot do otherwise. Most times it's for workarounds for problems you can't solve. If you use reflection you are fully responsible.
Of course you normally shouldn't use it, in 10 years I used it maybe one or two times. It's more of a last resort.
Java has reflection since version 1.1.
It's actually quite useful in situations and most popular frameworks use it.
It depends on you if it turns into a footgun.
How about you just stop consoooming. There will always be cars without this and if there aren't: there are more sustainable modes of transportation anyways.
I just wish I could refuse to pay into the system. The generation I pay for does not deserve it for the shitty world they created and I won't get any of it back when I'm old.