Make noise gear is by design ‘very modular’, in its implementation. It rewards exploration and clever patching. The results (and required way of working) of this however may not be to everyone’s taste.
My system is a mixture of ‘very modular’ modules along with completely the opposite, for example complete synth voice modules with just a few knobs to dial in your sound selection. The techno system is an example of this ‘less modular’ implementation, but in an almost extreme (limited and focused) kind of way.
I think for most modular users, the middle ground is the best path. Although there is definitely a strong trend towards the latter more simple approach. But that alone becomes too limited in my opinion.