“Reaching the player Power Cap is beneficial, but not strictly required, for most activities in Destiny. You can continue to equip and use all gear in these activities.” -Bungie as of 5/14/2020

Thanks. How is that dishonest though?

It’s one of those things where they say something that if you look at it in the weirdly specific way they want you to, it’s ok, but if you really step back it’s just not fully true. Saying “most” to me means that the game I play will still be mostly the same but honestly I won’t play old events for bad gear. Sun setting also makes “most” activities worthless.