While I agree that the current MAN set up is a bit, well, sh*t, I do think that on the other hand, avoiding trips abroad or traveling miles out of your way to another airport is a bit OTT.
It's an airport, it's a means to getting on a plane. Does it have a loo? Does it have a place to grab some food and does it have a place to pick up a magazine and sweets for the plane? If it has those 3, I don't really care about how it looks, how it functions and such.
The airport is essentially a large waiting room. If it's not waiting for security, it's waiting for a coffee etc, what else am I going to do for the 2-3 hours other than sit in a plush chair of a lounge at most?
I think some people are just a bit precious to be honest, but maybe that me, and I focus on the holiday or business trip rather than 2 hours in an airport, you know, the actual important things in life......