How does this not apply to any other financial instrument that I might buy? I buy a stock, sell it to buy another stock, tax event. Sell any ETF to buy a house,

How does this not apply to any other financial instrument that I might buy? I buy a stock, sell it to buy another stock, tax event. Sell any ETF to buy a house, tax event. Sell mutual fund shares to buy an ETF...oh, you get the idea. IOW, what other things makes this ETF unique amongst the gazillion other instruments I might buy with my account holdings? Because capital gains is not one of those things.