I think retroactively stripping titles is the only punishment worthwhile. What’s it to Man City if they even get forcefully relegated? They have all those titles, success, new fans, and prestige already. It sends a signal that it is OK to buy success and get all those wins because all that will happen is you will spend one season in the championship before being back.
Being able to say to City fans that they only won the league 1 or 2 times because the rest of it they cheated and were disqualified is the only way the punishment can have any meanings. This history books won’t care otherwise.
And from what I can see with Everton it was at least they tried to get out of it and were hurt by the pandemic. City and Chelsea did it deliberately. The punishment has to be heavier.
Remember that the pundits are there purely to draw attention. It’s why you get ex players like Paul Merson and Steve Nicol wittering on about nonsense. They are being paid to have a bad take because bad takes get social media clicks.
And the more it is done the more others do it. I understand why you’re tired.