Re: binary pipelines
No, it's called "using the correct tool for the job", not "make it look complicated to prove a point".
If `stat` can't be used, then neither can `Get-Acl`.
Many tools that are available to bash (as part of GNU/Linux) can be told to produce output in different formats, reducing the need to mangle text. Including `find`.
You even neglected the -u option of sort, for extra artifice.