I share that sentiment. I’d also find it more rewarding because unique trangmos and mounts hold more value over time than gear does.
CM sets are still rare, even more so than they used to, and catch my eye everytime I see one.
Gear on the other hand doesn’t have this effect at all.
Btw:
He is a troll.
Look at this thread and his posts in it:
Raid or DIE again - Community / General Discussion - World of Warcraft Forums
Guy literally changed his mind by 180 within a month.
EDIT:
Mistook the date for Sept 2024 instead of 2020. My bad.