Not sure about this. I enjoy my flying as I enjoy driving long distances to go places.
Not sure you enjoy FLYING, more enjoy traveling by air, and there is a difference!
To me the change has come about due to economics with older fabric aircraft being more expensive to maintain, any true FLYING enthusiast would rather learn in something like a Moth or Chippie, but these cost way more PH than a modern aircraft! Just wish we could fill the gap between microlight training and PPL training, then we could look at training on aircraft like the RV which would bring back training on aircraft that handle properly!