Its to stop you using the same weapons all the time, they made the infusion system overpriced to discourage everyone sticking with their favourite weapons and being forced to use weapons you would have dismantled instantly previously.
It doesn't stop you achieving higher light levels, it just stops you having fun with your preferred weapon load-out.
I agree with you, its awful.
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it stops you from having fun ,which stops you from playing this game for as long as you might have.It boggles my mind that they can't see this
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Well you don't expect them to admit to making a bad decision, do you? That would be silly.
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I think they would be surprised at how we would react.Destiny players are for the most part here for the game.