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I don't mind paying for cosmetics in games that have continued support. Rust has been out for like 7 years and it releases more content almost every month and is supported almost entirely on cosmetics. That's completely fine with me, because it's not required. Path of exile is free and is supported on cosmetics and extra stash tabs. It releases new content every 3 or 4 months.
There are new games that are worth the time. Few of them are "AAA" titles though.
I would pay for DLC for games I want to play, however there haven't been many games I've seen over the past decade that has convinced me to shell out for a high end PC/console to play them on. I'm not all that into FPS anymore and I don't have the patience for open world games.
I thought about getting something to play Civ 6, but ultimately decided against it. If I can ever get a PS5, I will consider getting Civ 6 and some DLC for that (I think Gathering Storm lets you play as Canada), but I'll never be one of the pay to win people.