I am grateful for GCP's quotas that help us prevent similar own-goals. While this specific error is something we know to avoid, I'm sure quotas have helped us

I am grateful for GCP's quotas that help us prevent similar own-goals. While this specific error is something we know to avoid, I'm sure quotas have helped us avoid the pain of other errors. So I'm somewhat sympathetic. I think it's important to read the language of and judgements in the post in the context of someone who just got a large unexpected bill (expensive lesson).