Apply Epoxy Wood Filler

a liquid uh wood restore that I poured on there that um basically glued and sealed this rotted wood up right here so I used a liquid restore then I went over it with quick wood which is an epoxy to build it back up to look like p a piece of wood and so initially on social media I think I posted on Instagram um Tik Tok Facebook and got a lot of criticism over this and why didn't I just replace the