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You don't have to. It isn't required. I setup end points everyday with local users.
For the general consumer Microsoft is making it as hidden as possible to make a local user during installation.
When I had to reinstall windows a month or two ago the option to make a local machine user was not there until I unplugged the ethernet or brought up a terminal to force the installer to show the option.
To be fair, for the average consumer there are huge advantages to using a MSA.
Both Windows Hello and OneDrive bring both security and convenience to non-technical people in a big way.
There is no good reason the average non-techie user should be using a local Windows account in a cloud world.
Even if it is so, giving a clear and easy option to opt for local account instead, would be the right way.