You're not wrong, but I only came here to try and explain the meme.
Three quarters of a century ago, a different society than ours suggested flying cars as a possibility for the world, and now we make funny pictures about it.
Whether that was at the time objectively right or wrong for them to believe is a whole new topic that I'm not equipped to get into.
The ship was one of the best parts for sure. Once you are competent it feels super liberating how nimbly you can zip around a planet.
The other good parts of that game were progression, and death.
I love that knowledge is the only thing retained between loops - the only currency of value. And I loved the feeling of making new discoveries.
And with death as an expected mechanic, the game doesn't have to put up any guiderails to save you from it. There are no training wheels. You want to go outside without a spacesuit? Bad idea but we'll let you. You want to literally lose your ship so you can never get it back? Sure, go for it. You want to fall into a space anomaly and see what happens? Be our guest.
Masterpiece game honestly.