Why are open table OSR games like that?

Caveat Emptor: I do not play games across a wide range of communities. I am mostly active in one space centered around the OSR/DIY and my own home table group I have gamed with for six years in tabletop and over fifteen for other games. The title of this could easily be Why are _________ games like that? If I were a member of any of those other spaces. I"ve been a player in the GB OSR server for a…