I think it depends who reviews the complaints. Every single time I've responded, my complaint (which I always word calmly, non-aggressively, and politely) are met with the response that "2-day shipping only guarantees that the package ships to your nearest Amazon warehouse within 2 days. The actual delivery time can vary, and while it is typical that the delivery will arrive on the same day it arrives at the warehouse, there's no guarantee." And nothing more. Well, one time I was offered a $5 credit. But that's the most I've ever been offered.
I guess pared down to its absolute core, this is what Monte Carlo is - you just generate many a large ensemble of possible states.
But this simplified explanation misses out on one key aspect of Monte Carlo: sometimes different kinds of Monte Carlo moves can be designed that can allow it to more efficiently sample the phase space than other methods such as gradient descent.
Unfortunately, doing so is can be very involved, and is not always very general, so it isn't as easy to do as using other methods for exploring phase space.
My success rate over chat is 0%. I just get told over and over that 'Prime guarantees shipping, not delivery. So your package will be shipped within 2 days [or 1 day for 1-day] to the nearest Amazon distribution center. Usually this matches with the delivery date, but not always. The updated delivery date for your order is when you will get it, so we are following our end.'
Your option 1 is incomplete. It should read more closely to:
You go to grad school and spend ~6 years working extremely long hours at nearly minimum wage with no benefits. You then spend 2-3 years on a postdoc still with relatively low compensation. There still are far too few academic positions available. You now either become an adjunct (and get caught in that vicious cycle) or you do another postdoc. Repeat ad nauseum (or until you give up and move to industry anyway)