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No you are not a horrible person OP. like others have said ffxiv allows you to be whatever you want to be. And most people pick what is fun to them.
I picked tank because in all past ff games I felt the main character(or my favorite character) the leader of the group so it just carried on to ffxiv.
Play how you want to play
Nope. It's normal for people to choose the job that they enjoy doing the most. In real life and in the game.
Highly skilled DPS is valuable in any MMO.
Nothing is wrong with you OP. I main a crafter in this game, easily 75% of my game time is spent doing crafting related activities. I play a competent a PLD, DRG and WHM (stance dancing fool).
You're not a horrible person unless you're that one guy who blames others for your mistakes. Everyone has their own preferences, nothing wrong with that. Plus if you pump out optimal damage on you chosen job; you'll be valued highly.
Personally I enjoy all roles (mainly AST/WHM, but if I don't feel like healing I'll go PLD, MNK, or BRD, [also DRK on my alt]). I like utility, and I like being able to fill roles that are needed. I'm a red mage at heart, jack of all trades :P
I prefer people to play their favorite classes because the odds of them being better with that class is substantially higher than with one that they feel "meh" about.
I did enough tanking/healing in older MMOs(FFXI, DAOC and vanilla WoW). No thanks to either these days, had enough lol
I have 2 level 60 whms, a 60 AST, and a 53 WHM(yes 3 different toons, and 1 has all 3 healer classes at 60). More power to those who like to tank, or dps, or whatever. We all have what we enjoy the most. For me it has always been healing. Not just in this MMO, but in others.
just liking DDs is fine. though trying to get some inside on tank and healer (by leveling) will eventually make you a better DD