Why does everyone hate city living?

Before City Living launched and it's limitations were already being announced I admit I was one of those Simmers that actually quit The Sims 4 because I became fed up over the limitations! In my eyes The Sims 2 Apartment Life became more superior then City Living due to more intuitive gameplay such as building your own apartments (need cheats to do this though), you can place apartments in any neighborhood, you had NPC roommates, etc. All of which is not even possible in a game released in 2016 yet it could happen in 2008 so to a lot of us the expansion yet again like base game took many steps back for the sole purpose of a good look. However, for me while I initially did not intend on returning to The Sims 4 at all after this I eventually did fall in love with what it did offer as I started looking at the positives such as lot traits, more interactions with neighbors, festivals, fireworks, apartments (still good despite lack of customization), beautiful neighborhoods with new lots, singing skill, penthouses, etc