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These ignore the fundamental rule that lands tap for 1 mana, which throws off the balance

For the sake of synergy, we probably want that ability to be very impactful and expensive, or we want a commander to further incentivize the activated abilities were using on our other cards

There are drawbacks to Hypergenesis as well, like needing to fill your deck with super-expensive cards that you aren't going to be able to cast fairly if your opponent can shut down your plan of cascading into Hypergenesis, which is a real risk in a format where Teferi, Time Raveler, Chalice of the Void, and Force of Negation are among the most played cards in the format

I expect Get Lost to play a role here as well, especially for control decks to cleanly answer opposing copies of The Wandering Emperor