Dude i even called security updates vital. If you're that intent on missing the point, I've got nothing else to say to you.

Don't need to update to continue using Windows, but they'll sure make it look like you do. And of course I'm going to be reluctant to update my operating system when "feature" updates are bundled in with those vital security updates. It's always a coin flip on whether the next update will break something or quietly revert my settings. Though, a better example of this practice in windows is during account creation. If you want a local account in Windows 10 (not a Microsoft account), you need to jump through so many hoops because it's a hidden option. They made it harder and harder to not use a Microsoft account. In windows 11 the option is just gone.