You’re the one lacking consistency here. You keep sugarcoating it by calling it a 'difference in skills,' but removing aim as a competitive factor is basically eliminating a core part of the game.
You were the one who brought up cheaters in the first place, so why are you acting like I’m the bad guy here? Then tell me, what is aim assist even for?
First of all, this is a discussion about the game's direction, yet you randomly brought up the playerbase—I don't even know what point you're trying to make. You talk about Ranked and pubs as if they're the exact same thing, but you don't speak for the devs, and almost nobody in the community agrees with you on that.
Since you're the one who dragged the playerbase into this, it only makes sense to align with what the majority actually thinks. I'll say it again: you have zero consistency. Honestly, you're just crying like a kid.