I'll give you the traffic jam thing. But other than that, automatics are just boring to drive, sticks are fun. Running up and down the gears is fun. If I don't enjoy driving (and I realize many people don't, there's nothing wrong with that) and just want to go somewhere
I am quitting by saying two things. I love driving and periodically take performance drivinng training. If you think automatics are boring you need to drive a performance car around a track and see how it performs against a manual.