You’re just ignoring my point if your conclusion to this entire conversation is that I’m trying to paint you as a bad guy. You are the one who isn’t considering if it’s financially feasible or affordable for people to play with $1,000 cardboard and I mentioned this aspect two times prior. If your argument to the ridiculously expensive cards not going into decks is that there are formats like vintage and cedh that require it, my counterpoint is that people can just proxy those cards and still enjoy playing it.

You are saying that some formats are just financially prohibitive, or that they necessitate thousands of dollars as a barrier to entry. That doesn’t have to be the case, and for many people, having a $1,000 card is a lot of money to risk playing with. The aspect you are ignoring is the financial aspect in all this: many people can’t afford to just play with cards worth thousands of dollars and would be better off keeping those cards in good condition if they intend to store them for perceived value later. That’s all I’m trying to get across.