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mseepgood's argument is that terminal transparency always makes things worse. None of your ironic statements illustrates a comparable case, or constitutes a rebuttal to that claim. I can't see a worthwhile use case for terminal transparency either, but I'm happy to be corrected.

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Not 100% relevant, but there are quite a few people who like to keep inactive windows semi-transparent.

At any rate, the only reason you need is user choice! User choice is always a valid reason. Removing customization options is rarely the proper thing to do.

Of course, in this case, users still have a choice: they can choose to install another terminal! Which it seems many of them have done.

Transparent terminals are awesome. With the right amount of transparency it can get a very cool background while still being readable.

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