Listen, I'm a new player.
I work a lot irl.
I enjoy playing Pokemon.
I don't enjoy extreme grinding for stuff in any game.
So yes, I really really liked to afk berry farm while still farming gyms and trainers.
It just speeded the process of money making so I could get to the actually enjoyable part of the game.
Now I will adapt. But if to make money I now need to repete the same thing over and over, I'll be bored and I'll actually play the game less.
I hope I made my point clear