No one's telling you to prefer something different. But don't pretend this is the first time you've heard this criticism, or that it's any less real just because you might be tired of it.
But if your contribution is limited to "I likes what I likes," that's cool and all, but does it add anything to the discussion?
"I like X."
"I don't like X."
"Ok goodbye."
Another satisfying exchange!
So far, I’ve contributed actual experiences. Your most recent contribution is to tell people they just don’t know enough to like the right things.
It’s not a legitimate “criticism” or argument. People aren’t broadly speaking from ignorance here.
I’ve played other games more than I’ve played D&D, especially before the 4e era, but even in the last ten years I’ve played other games nearly as much as I’ve played 5e.
I played 2e a couple times before I played GURPS and then VtM in the 90s. I disliked 3.5 so much I played a hacked WoD in fantasy worlds rather than mess with D&D. I’ve played Monsterhearts and Monster of The Week, Fate, Fantasy Age, The One Ring, Mouseguard, D6 Star Wars and Saga Edition and the FFG version (which right from character creation no one in my group liked at all, so I can’t say we gave it a fair shake), and others, in the last decade.
We semi-regularly play a game of mostly improv RP with a resolution system that is just a d6, rolled either flat, with advantage, or with disadvantage, depending on the narrative (I’m an expert swordsman, so I roll with advantage unless my opponent is also expert, sort of thing), and adjudication based on mixed results for anything in the middle of the die, and negotiated consequences.
Ive been building and iterating a modern fantasy game based on skill rank dice pools with no static numerical mods in the game at all and stats that are each a resource pool rather than adding directly to skills or secondary stats, and a process of play that mixes flashback-based “retroactive planning” with success ladder resolution and ability score point based resistance to consequences.
Whatever flaws may be in my arguments here, ignorance isn’t one of them.