A flat white isn't a black coffee with stuff added, its an espresso with foamed milk added - and as another commenter said, the skill of the barista is largely

A flat white isn't a black coffee with stuff added, its an espresso with foamed milk added - and as another commenter said, the skill of the barista is largely in preparing freshly foamed milk with the coffee machine that lives with them behind the counter. If you know all that and still think our coffee supply systems should go back to being more of a conveyer belt of foul tasting caffeine water, with accoutrements added by the user, instead of waiting in a queue for 20 minutes to get the 'best' flat white - yeah you might have a point