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This is a lot about how I feel (I wrote a longer comment too). Training wheels are fine but at what time do the training wheels come off? But maybe there's a more apt metaphor, since people who have been riding bikes for awhile don't use training wheels.

It's also fine to use tire chains when you're going through icy roads, but you have to drive much slower and should take them off when it isn't icy. It's about knowing the environment and conditions. Maybe some people don't need chains in that environment because they have winter tires (experience in our metaphor?). Sure, you can drive faster with chains on an icy road than you can without, but you still have to drive slow and be far more alert than you would when driving on a summer road. It is all about context.