Why do you think that it is speculative that the vaccine likely helped your infection? Saved your life may be hyperbole, but you're honestly going to say it didn't work at all?
I think the natural immunity issue is just partially loaded. I think it's fair to consider anyone documented to have had covid to not be subjected to a vaccine mandate. I think it is also a question if it mattered what strain. If we could even tell.
However, the loaded part is people, who since the beginning stated we shouldn't change anything from our lives and just all roll the 99.x% dice (unless you were older or immune compromised, in which case, good luck avoiding the Forrest fire burning out of control.) Too many out there going, "see, why did so many sheeple freak out?"
Hindsight 20/20 is fine. But it's mostly a dumb risk to take if anyone still hasn't had covid or been vaccinated. And some young, healthy folks did, in fact, die, or were very near death.