More automations using dropdown column

I want to add here that an automation recipe that starts with, ‘When Dropdown is ‘this’, then…’ is not an option I can find.
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When Dropdown column changes is not the same as utilizing the dropdown labels as the automation triggers.

Multiple other feature request threads around this topic:

Why is this not a feature?
Can automations based on the labels in dropdowns be created (not by an app)?