I mostly agree but with this...
Just as when diabetics begin to supplement with insulin the pancreatic cells begin producing less insulin in response, perhaps when someone with digestive enzyme insufficiency takes acid supplements, long term, it would inhibit the body's innate feedback system needed to produce adequate enzymes internally.
Taking the HCl breaks a circle, that is hwy it works, and no, it does not stop our production, and even it is the reverse.
Low acid, low protein assimilation. low amino acids level will lower you phosphorus and will lower your acid production.
Also another circle is that when you have low stomach acid, you have less protection against bacterias, nd they can start to debilitate your stomach lining, thus you will tolerate lessacid! so here is the use of aloe, protection and repair.
Also the other cycle is that low acid will mean not enough signal sent to pancreas and liver, so less alakli will be sent to the gut, and with no alternance between acid first and alkali second, bacterias and other fungi and parasite will be very happy!
Really, the first goal is to have a good stomach and good acid, or else the rest of the chain cannot work properly.