For the life of me, I cannot figure out why this is the default behavior for a supposedly premium operating system.
It seems the fans are willing to put up with absolutely unlimited grief and inconvenience to drink the koolaid they're given. Some Apple PM made a edict 11 years ago that Music shalt be thine only audio experience on the platform. Lock it down, boys!
The rest of us ask for a customizable experience.
The OS isn't supposed to be premium since it's free, does that help figure it out?
Because Apple's view seems to be that if you aren't using all of Apple's products, you're not their target audience.