Listen, OP, you're all over the place. You have strong opinions about bikes that it turns out were formed without having actually ridden them. You criticise tourists who carry what you consider to be too much gear, but it isn't clear that you've actually done much touring. You start threads describing expensive, niche "bikepacking" bikes as your ultimate touring bike, then start another - this one - implying that you don't know what bikepacking actually is.

I strongly suggest that you do less thinking (and posting) and more touring. The selection of bike is not critical. Traditional touring bikes will handle moderate off-road riding very well. Just get something that isn't ruinously expensive and try it. You'll find that experience is far more educational than all the advertiements you seem to read.