I wrote my comment specifically not to belittle or discount the ability of the designers.I am only briefly re-entering to make a small point.
One of the issues that I address, in passing, in the very verbose essay that kicked this off is that we should be careful when it comes to thinking that our own personal preferences are the same as "the community" or even large groups of it.
In addition, we should probably avoid trying to cast aspersions on designers by assuming that we can read their minds.
My core point was that 5e was designed before 50%of the current 5e audience got into D&D.
So unless they are mind readers or did extensive play testing with teens and young adults, there is no way they designed 5e for them.
They may love the game. But it is not designed for them.
So the designers Less cannot match the Less of a huge chunk of the community.
And therefore those fans ask for More