Hmm. In fact I am very happy with how Mogstation is. Anyone who has played p2w type of games knows that is basically their subscription fee: the real money you gotta put to their cash shop. But! There you are competing against people who dump thousands of dollars into the damn game per month. You are supposed to feel the difference in 10 dollars put into p2w game and 1000.
In FFXIV, in comparison, you only feel the sting of jealousy or awe, when someone has nicer glam. I am fine with that, as someone who used to be pretty invested in p2w game. As long as those glams are not killing me in overworld with 1 hit and making me lose the whole exp tally of the day, I am fine. Of course, FFXIV does not work like that and thank the effin god for that, but that is exactly how many other games work.

Mogstation sells you aesthetics. You can absolutely enjoy this game without the bells and whistles from mogstation. Most of the mogstation stuff is too gaudy for my tastes, but I am still happy that they exist because they are not too gaudy for everyone. And in between gaudy things there is stuff I think is super cool. And when I have some extra, I might be buying some of that in future. This month my extra went to spoil my bff, because I went and bought this pixie dress for her, inspired by this thread. I think the dress is something she would enjoy wearing in game

Good chunk of mogstation items, the event stuff, was free once. You know you should farm the event stuff you want when the event is going on - but SE is not keeping you from buying the stuff later, if you started playing later or if you lost the stuff on the way. And like, that is preferable to not ever having access to those items ever again. I do not even know where I am going with this post.

Just, keep everything in perspective, everyone. I am sorry if you won't be able to get this dress right away, and that makes you feel bad. But nothing in Mogtation is outrageously expensive. I heard saving works for those kind of purchases very well.