Freediving vs diving

During this holiday seasons several of my colleagues will go diving to warmer waters. I would like to go somewhere too, but this time I have to skip. So all I can do now is to whine how diving sucks.

80% of the divers I see when I free dive look miserable.

They are either doing intro/discovery diving with an instructor like this un-sporty gentleman on the right,

Or getting their first OWD certificate,
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Or they are training to use a sign language,
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Or aware fish ID course
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Another thing where diving sucks is if a diving spot is far from an entry, and a boat is not available. Swimming on the surface with a scuba is not very pleasant especially when waters are not calm. Swimming beyond the surface will consume all the air in the tank before you get to the spot. Also for a freediver getting through a rocky entry or high surf is much easier.
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For example, this picture just cannot be taken by a diver :)