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[1] GL is effectively Huton/Shifu -- a buff which increases the rate of generation of your spendable resource. Chakra is Ninki/Kenki. It's not that complicated.

[2] Perfect Balance is not and has never been a "crutch" any more than are healing oGCDs. It's a powerful CD. Previously, that power came from Tornado Kick, as PB (alongside RoW) could effectively nullify the cost of that powerful skill that would otherwise be only situational rather than rotational. Now, it comes from Leaden Fist spam.

We were given Tornado Kick to solve what was at the time a very real issue, Monk taking a long time to ramp up with no compensatory bonus for having done so in a short fight. Once its CD was shortened enough not to be saved only for ramping back up quickly in worst-case scenarios and paired with the late-Stormblood version of Riddle of Wind, Perfect Balance then gave it a further rotational purpose by way of synergy with the existing kit and playflow. It's not some awkward contradiction. It's just bottom-up or organic design.

[3] TK is used or disused only based on whether it is a damage gain or damage loss for their given stats, latency, and rotational sync, not based on philosophical issues.