I don't think that's what he meant. I think he meant the azerite rings/traits themselves are boring and didn't get exciting. That blizzard should at least replace azerite gear with NEW azerite gear/traits.
He wasn't asking for an EVE online situation, i don't think. I took it more as an azerite gear rewarding the SAME abilities you got 6 months ago on lesser azerite gear; not the neck grind. Just how boring/repetitive it is to receive the same exact traits all expac long.