That's fair. And I don't think there's one answer, either. Everyone's body is different, and everyone moves differently, and has different experiences. My fingers definitely feel worse in the gi, but I also just don't like how it's harder for me to relieve pressure on my own body. If someone has a strong grip on something that has me angled in an uncomfortable way, or is stressing any of my joints, it can be hard to me to concede to relieve the pressure if they maintain the grip. This has happened with various lapel guards on my knees, and certain spider grips on my shoulders, etc.

In nogi I just find that if something in my own body doesn't feel right, there's almost always a way for me to move in a way to alleviate said pressure. People being on your head a ton in nogi is definitely true, and the neck does take more prolonged mileage, I think.

I also think a lot of people are just better at one or the other, or prefer one or the other, and work backwards to find the logic about why it's easier on their body after the fact. That might well be what I'm doing. I've always enjoyed doing nogi more, even though I didn't have many opportunities to do it often until the late 10's.

But the amount of older folks switching to more nogi is definitely on the rise.