I guess the game is about perspectives! Looking at the above comment about carbs, I'd guess it's a newer player - or newer then me at least, apologies if your not!
Carbs, when you start earning enough currency through guild and raid tokens, only become an inconvenience when they aren't available in the store.
I suppose I would repeat the point that they actively made it that way to clear the path through purple gear.
Bottlenecks are an important mechanism in the game and clearly exist throughout the game in different intended ways. Personally I'm much more content with that when it's bottlenecked to slow reaching the top (relics) or limit the new stuff.
Great conversation though.