You are not. I am one of those that decided it was and went all in.
Running an MRDS on a handgun is what I call duty rig x3. By the time you mill or buy an optic ready weapon, buy the optic, re-holster and train, you are going to be in it for duty rig x3. Obviously weapon #2, you could drop the training part some, but it's expensive none the less.
I happened to win a P320 with an optic installed for a 25 dollar buy in, so I was able to get in cheap. This was 3 years ago, and it was a Benjamin to run 500 hundred rounds down range and get proficient with it. What I noticed for me, was at 10 yards and beyond, my hit ratio tripled, and my times went way down. It clicked quick for me and I was hooked.
Another positive I noticed, was it made me a better iron's shooter too. Improved my technique overall.
My biggest take away from switching, was I am 100% target focused now. I don't worry about a front sight or aiming for that matter anymore. If I do my part, there is a dot hovering in front of my face that gets placed on target.
Ah! Thanks for the perspective. That makes sense.