Are positionals a outdated thing?

[Supersnow845]

Positionals are that kind of thing that they made too easy so it doesn't really feel you have to deal with them so instead of making them feel better or be more relevant they are gonna delete them and add literally nothing in return.

Can we just replace the “have you heard of the critically acclaimed” meme copypasta with this quote because this could describe every mechanic ever introduced in this game