The current job design system is not fit for purpose

[Mindiori]

To be blunt, as these threads are two a penny;

The casual majority have no interest in challenge, depth, learning or working towards anything. Since they generate the most money, being the largest demographic - and taking into account the fact that such things are going to be exacerbated by the games age. Well it should be obvious shouldn't it. If anything, its going to get much worse. To be clear, I hate it as well. My interest hasn't been what it used to be in a very long time. But in the end? We won't be missed. Its half the reason I focus on my music production a ten-fold more now - they can't nerf it or dumb it down and the depth is punishingly endless.

I feel for you OP. I'd happily still juggle my 30+ keybinds with no gcd as I did in the so called 'mmo golden age'; but those times are past. Its only casualisation and homogenization all the way down from here. One last thing to some of the dismissive comments here though. Don't equate popularity to challenge and worth. The majority of people are lazy and self-gratuitous; and it shows. Thats not really a positive benchmark on anything - especially not from a different preference/point of view like the OP. It certainly doesn't render their opinion invalid either way.