Am I wrong or is there too much exclusive content?

As a player who likes and has spent many years in the game, I feel driven to engage with the content in the game. I get excited to acquire new transmogs, mounts, and now housing decor.

However, increasingly I feel disconnected from the game as I do not feel that it respects me as a player or my time.

I would like to first state that I am happy to support a game I love financially. That being said, I like to play many games, and I cannot always be subscribed to WoW.

What I find problematic with the game is that I can never come back and work hard to earn what other friends and players have earned. So much of the game's content seems gated behind "one-off" events like "Remix", Promotions, seasonal/quarterly patches, or subscription incentives.

I do want the game to exist. I understand you have to have features to draw players into your content. Where I disconnect and disagree with their choices is when all of this added content is removed or gated away from players who could not be a part of it.

Why can this content not exist past Remix or any of these other events?

Can they not just be added to the main game and made more difficult to acquire after the event has ended?

If there are, why is the player base not notified?

I feel like this game works against me and gives me reasons to be frustrated or upset when I want to enjoy my experience.

If I want to wait until after an event, even if I have to work harder for my effort, why can't I??

Maybe I am missing something here, again, I do not only play WoW, so I could very much be wrong here.

But if I am not... Why?! It is very demotivating and deflating.

What are your thoughts on this problem? Have I misunderstood anything?