First off, I wouldn't say Genshin Impact isn't really free. My son and I have played it a lot and never spent a cent of real money on it. It's a great game.And my point was that the money Epic makes at least gets translated into free games for me, while Genshin Impact only offers Genshin Impact, which is only one game and it isn't really free.
But secondly, I do get what you're saying. I guess we were just on different pages.