Question about ASUS Rog Maximus Z690 Extreme Glacial

If the board were intended for AMD Threadripper CPUs, one could speak of decadence at this price. To charge almost CHF2000 for a motherboard with a mainstream socket (the 12900K doesn't even cost half that), on the other hand, can hardly be surpassed in ridiculousness! Congratulations to Asus for the most superfluous hardware product of 2021!