Step, there are a lot of folk who are happy with C150s and their ilk. I learned to fly in them and if the Chippy hadn't come along to reveal to me what flying could be like, I'd have given up flying after a few months I'm sure.
I flew for fun, not utility. For me the C150 wasn't fun - it was an 'insult to the airman's art' as Brian Lecomber put it in 'Talkdown'.
Chippies are a nich aeroplane - they are short range, noisy, oily, expensive to operate, no heat, no luggage space. But for pure fun flying, my kind of flying, none of that matters. The sublime handling, the character, the looks, and the graceful aeros leave those negative points in the shade.
But it isn't for everyone. And it certainly isn't a 'go places' machine.