When paired with random "retail" golfers across the years the one thing they almost all have in common is little knowledge in how a course gets to the state they're playing it that day.
From the routing, construction, and drainage, to grass type ,maintenance practices, and recent weather impact; they use little of it in assessing the course.
For country clubs, I believe there is value in education among the members as to why things are done a certain way. The Super at my last club was really good at this and built a group of member advocates to help spread his vision.
At public courses you don't have the luxury of expected and consistent repeat play. Each round has to sell the next and there is little chance for education of the player. In this case the best practice is to tell a bunch of white lies.
While Stimp numbers have become all to common today they also are misunderstood by too many, especially how a measurement taken in one place on the property does not mean every putt on every slope on every green will roll the same way.
Greenskeepers would probably be better off cutting the greens to a height they are comfortable with and can keep to a consistent smoothness, then posting a Stimp reading 2-2.5 feet higher to appease to those Stimp speed freaks.
As long as the ball rolls well, the player would never know, and would probably be all to happy to brag to their friends about how well they putted on some courses lighting fast greens.