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Like plain old disc wheels in the £150-200 not-ultra-shit sweet spot. If one is touring on deep-section 24 spoke wheels one can probably afford the expense and clearly they fill a gap in one's wheel roster, or one would have chosen something else. That's what I'd do anyway, YMMV.
But yes @amey is an exception. Rather than buying just some new wheels he'd walk out with an electric cargo bike or something
Cheapish 32 spoke disc 11 speed road compatible (possibly thru axle) wheels...
Not sure you can apply your logic generally, especially not to @amey