MAC brushes

When I first got in to makeup like 20 yrs ago I saved up and bought a few MAC brushes (I still have my 217 and 239 that I bought during that period)

Back then MAC was mainly animal hair and I notice they moved to synthetic a few years ago. The only recent brush I have is the large blending brush they were giving as a GWP a while ago and it is fantastic.

Do people still buy MAC brushes now though? I can’t fathom $60 for a synthetic blender brush.