I for one, would welcome a direct download of the Audiophile version of 2021 whenever it's released. I have this collection of BIAB USB 3 drives from previous years. Of course, media should be available for everyone who still wants it. It's only a request and not a deal breaker, however.
I was glad to see that IK's Total Studio Max and NI's Komplete
finally got away from requiring physical deliverables. I have the largest versions of both and multiple copies of corresponding old media.
I certainly do not miss the bad old days of, say, Logic 8. That media/manual package was the size of a large construction brick and weighed a little over 12 pounds/5.5 kilograms!