Why do long time players play the game so differently?

[Vahlnir]

I'm curious as to why you consider parsing a chore and a hamster wheel, isn't parsing something you should do for your own self improvement and on your own volition?
Not necessarily talking about you in particular, I see this sentiment to be all too common: parsing is an obligation and something you MUST do to prove to some strangers that you are good at the gamr, even though there has been no recorded ingame instance of people judging you on your parses.

I think it's interesting that with all the other points you tried to make, you are focused solely on parsing. Clearly that was your only concern and the rest was word vomit.