Y'all just gotta accept that this Oda dude is a business man who wants to make money as much as he can, well.., and as long as he can.., as soon as you're accepting this, then all of this bullshit will suddenly make sense, so.., please stop fighting, don't let this dude playing your fucking head
This dude have all the opportunities to make One Piece the greatest manga ever, world building, cool as hell villains, deep lore, and so on, but NO.., he would rather please the kids he saw at restaurant.., why..?, because that's where the MONEY is at...