Eraser tool is non-destructive (creating a layer mask automatically)

As @D Fossee pointed out, the eraser tool is pixel destructive so layer masks have become a more efficient and flexible way to “erase” I’d like to see the Eraser tool automatically create a layer mask and “paint” to that alpha instead of destroying the pixels. Since we’re at it, holding the tilde key could paint to the layer mask instead of switching to the destructive eraser tool. Or perhaps you could remove the destructive Eraser tool altogether since it seems to be ‘unused’ by so many illustrators nowadays. Thanks for the consideration! 🎉