"I'll have commonly used rhetoric against implementing any sort of change for 500, Alex."
I would love for there to actually be psionic rules. I am simply saying the reason why we haven't actually
gotten any; this isn't a normative argument, it's a descriptive one. WotC's...shall we say,
imperfect data-collection methods make it impossible for them to actually know enough about anything to make a new product that won't be instantly rejected by a significant number of fans.
Personally, I just want psionic rules that aren't spellcasting. As long as it's not spellcasting (well, and actually
effective), I wouldn't care one whit how it was implemented. Power points! Wild talents! Freeform! Whatever.
5e is the "don't rock the boat" edition. Always has been. The "One D&D" playtest might change that, but I wouldn't bet on it. So long as 5e is focused on not rocking the boat, and WotC continues to use their...
questionable data-gathering/survey design/statistical analysis, I suspect psionics will remain in enternal limbo, constantly desired but never provided.
They have to be willing to make some people mad. Since they aren't, we're stuck in neutral.