>>4278016020 years is also how long we've been battling our friends in link battles, saying "hey you can't use 6 mewtwos that's not fair" and finally reaching agreements on what makes the game fun, since we were friends. we used level 100s instead of level 50s, and used 6 pokemon to show off our maximum power.
VGC zoomers were not alive in 1999, and they don't have friends, so it makes sense that they don't understand why OU is like link battles. the only formats they understand are Ranked Battle Spot and VGC, and they're the minority which is why OU thrives.
