Everyone here would rather have a moonbreon than a heracross, because its not a fair comparison. Its like saying I’d rather take a base set charizard over a poliwrath.
Regardless, the idea that people here or older collectors don’t embrace modern is just wrong. Majority of the people buying modern right now are the same age as everyone here. In fact many E4 members have been buying modern so long its now vintage. Why E4 doesn’t talk about modern as much as a random discord, is because more collectors here played the game beyond the safari zone.
As for the actual topic, I don’t know why people in pokemon are so hellbent on pitting vintage and modern against one another. Its such a forced limitation.