all your points are valid, and you don't "need" the knowledge but it sure feels like the UI can get in the way of some things, mislead your formation of a mental model, or reduce the clarity & density of information. I find most source control tools with mouse-driven UIs like this.
I think CLI tools can help compartmentalise functionality and that can be helpful.
But I think they can also obscure functionality the same way as a GUI tool.
Take git for example, it’s much easier to visualize how it works from a GUI. Squashing is also faster in a GUI. But some other operations are clearer when you’re giving every flag yourself.
Ultimately I think it comes down to the UX of something regardless of the form of UI it’s presented in.
