I'm not sure if you're aware but there *IS* a section of this community that is dedicated to minimum item level things to enjoy the content for what it is. Regardless of the amount of skill involved.
We even had a few triple legends show up simply because they loved doing content and it had nothing to do with player skill.
We had wipes as well because those said triple legends didn't know anything about how the mechanics were supposed to work.
It's doing the content at the difficulty it was designed for. Even if the game expansion balance changes make it so you can never get the Day 1 experience ever again.
There are at least a good chunk of people that have joined since then that want as close to that experience as possible.
Otherwise I wouldn't have been able to pull off getting a group for these things if it's as pointless as you say.
I don't know about you but a lot of people had a lot of fun in my Shadowbringers runs of the old raids.
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...b1WcWKPl3ZyWse
Labyrinth with the Behemoth was harder because we had 3 less tanks to take towers.
Not to mention we actually saw the petrification mechanic in Syrcus Tower.