Been running Ridorana Lighthouse the whole week and...

[Penthea]

I do not understand this mindset, at the very I do get the the notion behind giving priority to the person actively playing the job / role in that moment. Though telling me that I should care about the future impact of a player that I may or may not meet again does throw me for a loop.

Another mindset you don't understand. I care about players I will never meet again, have not met yet and may never meet because I care about the overall health of the game.

Alliance raids are not this thing entirely separate from the the rest of the game. They aren't some Gold Saucer mini game. It's a very real source of gear for players who do all sorts of content, from the casual to the hardcore.

Not only does difficulty getting loot in alliance raids affect how people can progress in other content, many players are worried that the trend of the new alliance raid loot system will spread to other content.

Again, you failing to look at the bigger picture.