This may be the bit that is not coming across: in this instance, I am not asking for advice. Or looking for a deep discussion on the philosophy of traps in D&D. I'm ranting.I've agreed with you on this more than once.
Are you just looking for people to agree with you or did you want a conversation and maybe some advice or general commentary?
That's the part of this that i must not be getting.
Boring traps are boring and boring players are boring and boring spells are boring.
But as a DM i can honestly say that boring DMs that present boring players with boring traps knowing that they will use a boring spell to overcome the obstacle might also be boring.
Sometimes we play the game and sometimes the game plays us.
Sometimes you just gotta let it out in a safe space, you know?