I 100% agree this really brings my p*ss to a boil especially when it's a theme I absolutely love - and for some people that's really the selling point of them right? Not so much that you have "the shiniest thing", but if you are a rabid, raving Mandalorian or Star Wars fan for example wouldn't it bring you a little more joy to have an awesome LE machine - particularly if you love the way it looks?
However, I would also say that although this has happened to me - like several people mentioned - I ended up buying a premium, then effectively modding them so that they resemble or in some cases even surpass the LE model (and yep, sometimes premium artwork is actually better). You still get to play the same game as intended. My Iron Maiden and Ghostbusters premiums for example - are set up so nice now, I wouldn't swap them for LE's if you gave me cash on top.
No matter what though I still hate the practise - if anything, on principal it's just mean spirited?