Yes agreed, though I wonder how to formulate that into something practical? I think maybe ruling out artificial stuff like an e-foil, yes it may make it easier, but it definitely seems to take the fun out of it (to each their own)
Also worth saying that you want something just right along the skill/challenge progression chart, and so if you have reasonable conditions and have the attitude to push through the early stages, you can probably skip the pure beginner stuff?
- Borrow or rent the beginner stuff, and then buy a decent intermediate setup