He has to be dying, right? They're rushing to end game because he's going to no longer be leading, right?

I played heavily in the early 2010s. Some friends have picked up new commander decks for me to teach them. It's miserable teaching 100 card decks with 50 different keywords

I think this also ignores the huge up front carbon cost of the steel, concrete, copper and silicone that is needed before you even run 1 query.