These aren't flaws
Depends on who you ask doesn't it?
My point? If you don't like it walk away.
If you don't like the argument, don't participate. See how that circle works?
It's called "space sim". It's a genre. Leave it if you don't like it.
Space sims can have unique, interesting missions. They can have a story, they can have a simple and intuitive UI, they can be user-friendly, they can have a huge galaxy with 'content'. You don't have to participate if you don't like the critiques. I'm sure plenty of people just roll their eyes and move on, why didn't you?
To the topic, well, it's not surprising. If something is successful, they are going to do it again. It's successful now according to their metrics and people in general, so why drastically change it? Just because there's some of us that want more than what is there it doesn't mean that they are making a mistake or are unsuccessful. They can do whatever they want with their game, the best thing to do is provide useful and constructive feedback or just vote with your wallet. They have shown at least some interest in changing their ideas up to something more in line with what the community likes, but I wouldn't expect some huge overhaul. I'm not even looking for that myself, just want some things to be more 'complete' here and there, more coherent. Patience is needed, the dev cycle for Elite is apparently pretty long. When in doubt, take a break and come back for the next patch much like you'd do with an MMO you burned out on.