I get your overall point but can’t entirely agree with that; Fast Freddie, Rainey, Stoner before him & certainly Márquez since have all been far from corporate droids & all had “personality” whether that was to your taste or not.
Johann Zarco: "Agostini's opinion is as valid as Rossi's. thanks Giacomo" https://www.valentinorossi46.it/johann-zarco-ringrazia-giacomo-agostini/