jetajockey
come get me tang police!
I have dirt covered in flourite dirt is easy its really not as hard as some people on here make out
I don't think anyone said that adding dirt was hard, it's just prone to issues like algae blooms (unmineralized). Dirt is also extremely light, so it clouds the tank easily when it is stirred up. If it's capped properly it shouldn't get stirred up often but still, if someone gets the urge to rearrange or has digging fish then it makes for a big mess.
Adding ecocomplete or floramax costs more initially but while it is still new it behaves very similar to gravel substrates, so it's more user friendly, especially to someone who is still new to the planting thing and will likely be moving things around a bit.