I agree completely. No one from Shopify has stepped into this forum to answer the question. I have the same issue - it is by far the largest issue in my SEMRush audit in terms of numbers. I can load the page and clearly see that it is not minified. Shopify cannot just restrict our access to these functions without following best practices, thereby messing up our SEO. We have other choices, and this is just another tick against Shopify in my mind.
If they would just pay attention to customer’s needs and address them (especially in the forums which would make it so they can have fewer support calls) life would get easier for everyone. I’ve just finished my second support chat with a “Shopify Advisor” on this topic and no one seems to get it. This thing really needs to be upgraded as an issue as it affects so many different sites.