You’ve been given a solution that will work, it’s up to you to use it 
Also if you want to continue arguing that repeaters are not memory inefficient, read the first maybe 50 comments on this post. You can watch people actually get converted from liking repeaters to trigger loops haha. https://forum.creative.gimkit.com/t/please-never-use-repeaters-and-a-guide-on-looping/22267/
I also want to point out this isn’t an insult to you in any way- we’ve all used repeaters, in fact, my very first project used them. Honestly, we’re just trying to help you improve your map making skills by recommending better ways to do things, so I’m sorry if it came off as inferring you were inferior or stupid.
We all have done this before, and we all have improved. You can too 