Soldato
I understand what you're saying @eclap but as @Ayahuasca said, it's not the same thing.
During Shadowlands (when I had some time) I mythic raided without any sort of boost or real world money being used (other than the sub). You absolutely don't need to use those services to progress in WOW (or any of the other non P2W games). Unfortunately the community gatekeeping is the main issue (that and people who don't want to work for their gear). You hit a brick wall in P2W games (by design) which can only be overcome by spending money. You cannot progress (to any meaningful level) without it.
During Shadowlands (when I had some time) I mythic raided without any sort of boost or real world money being used (other than the sub). You absolutely don't need to use those services to progress in WOW (or any of the other non P2W games). Unfortunately the community gatekeeping is the main issue (that and people who don't want to work for their gear). You hit a brick wall in P2W games (by design) which can only be overcome by spending money. You cannot progress (to any meaningful level) without it.