Exactly. If I wanted compressed files I wouldn't be shooting RAW on a $1700 camera.Yes, Lloyd Chambers shows this very well. A pity Sony didn't take the opportunity to change the RAW recording. I have seen the negative effects in just a few images. I think RAW should be as unaltered and uncompressed as possible. I like to return to older files for re-development as software improves.
I would even be OK with it if they had to compress the files for some technical reason. But it must be easier and quicker to not compress files. It seems like an engineer was let loose to show their technical prowess. But it actually harms the user.