I agree. My last visit to EPCOT was in November 2019 it was of course F&W and it was so crowded we could not get near a food booth to buy our $7 sample.
To reduce crowds they must truly limit attendance and then they would need to charge more.
The problem as you say, we would be simply paying more for the same thing, the difference being, lower crowds, IF they actually limited attendance, this would a better guest experience all other things being equal.
I say again, I don’t trust Disney to actually limit attendance. They will raise prices and let the parks fill to capacity anyway.