I get that little disparities like that exist. I am not arguing to change how things work currently. I am simply arguing against people who say that tomestone gear shouldnt be as good (or as high ilvl) as it is in relation to raid gear. The smaller the gap in player power the better, something SE seems to agree with based on how gear availability has been designed.
But somehow, even with what disparity exists, there are people out there who think that's not enough. That those "poor raiders" apparently "work so hard" and aren't "compensated fairly" for their efforts and those "filithy non-raiders" don't "deserve" gear as high ilvl as what raiders should get.
I'm also of the mind that NO GAP AT ALL would be fine as well because raiding rewards in ways other than ilvl.