If you were doing 2s before, heroics are the alternative. Heroics award 476 gear, which was gear I was using in 18-20s last season. LFR awards 480 gear which is almost mythic level from last season. 0s are also awarding good gear, they can only be done once a week but you have a potential additional chance to get loot per boss, and they have no timer or affixes.
People need to not have an ego about +2s of all things and just do heroics now if that is the range they were doing. If anything you’re kinda getting more for less. Getting that gear will put you up to being able to do 0s and the new +2s.