I undestand your point but road cycling is full of unnessesary upgrades and this one could be one 😄

My point is to get smaller cassette jumps in my comfortable area (cadence and speed) without massive cross chaining.
Mostly I'm using bigger ring and many times found myself using 19t 17t in back. Cadence 90 it is little over 30km/h. Almost never needed 11-13t sprockets and also 36t is rarely needed as my area is totally flat.
In ideal situation I just want 18t in back but that is not possible.

But you are right. I have to consider all option. Maybe even 1x could be one option with 46-48t chainring