I also know people who've probably spend more time on knitting and stamp collecting than you did on KSP. Just because someone enjoys A over B doesn't mean A has 'more depth'. It means there is something in A that particularly appeals to you, which is absent in B. But for some reason when discussing ED the basic message often is "my opinion is truth, think like me or be shallow", which is a level of zealotry I normally only find in religion, politics and star-trek.
If I said I prefer pizza over hotdogs noone would bat an eye, but people like Ignition seem to have difficulty with the that people have different tastes and opinions, and that someone else's taste is not by default inferior and shallow. More so, some seem to be personally offended by the idea that others may not consider his preference to be The Absolute And Perfect Truth. There really seems to be some kind of expectation that, if you complain long and loud enough, others will say "oh, right, I thought I was having fun but thanks for setting me straight! I will now join your crusade and be as unhappy as you are." Beyond that, there seems to be no goal or objective whatsoever. These complainers can rarely be found in the suggestions forums, its just an endless stream of "I like [game X], make ED more like [game X] now!!!!!!". Its very much like walking into the same restaurant day after day just to tell the customers the food they are eating is really bland, and that they should be eating something better. When asked why someone would exhibit such outrageous and bizarre behavior the answer would be:"I am just very passionate about this restaurant and I want it to succeed, and if I don't bravely and boldly speak up the chef will never change his style of cooking."As with most things: if it would be a dumb thing to do IRL, its probably still a dumb thing to do online while hiding behind the anonymity of the internet.
