Who needs SwiftUI .hidden() ?

Whenever I like to show or hide view elements, I stumble over the hidden() view property:

struct MyView: View {
    var body: some View {
        Text("Visible")

        Text("Not visible")
            .hidden()
    }
}

What perplexes me is why anyone would need this? If it is always hidden, then why add it in the first place??

Well, I guess it could be used to create some well-defined, empty space in the view layout.

Now, this is what I would really have a use for:

struct MyView: View {
    var show_info: Bool

    var body: some View {
        Text("Visible")

        Text("Sometimes visible")
            .hide(!show_info)    // OBS! Doesn't exist!
    }
}

Depending on whether or not the hidden part should be used when laying out the view, a different approach is needed. Either without taking any space:

struct MyView: View {
    var show_info: Bool

    var body: some View {
        Text("Visible")

        if show_info {
            // Not occupying space when hidden
            Text("Sometimes visible")
        }
    }
}

Or occupying space:

struct MyView: View {
    var show_info: Bool

    var body: some View {
        Text("Visible")

        // Taking space, even if transparent
        Text("Sometimes visible")
            .opacity(show_info ? 1.0 : 0.0)
    }
}