My take on this. My later take on this.
My problem isn’t that it’s “not not grueling”. So is auto racing.
My problem isn’t that it’s easy to make fun of. So is baseball.
My problem isn’t that it imposes excessive restrictions. So does soccer.
My problem isn’t that it has pedantic rules. So does golf.
My problem isn’t that it encourages playing dirty, but not too dirty. So does boxing.
My problem is that it’s no fun at all. And I’ve heard nothing in the intervening years that suggests that this has changed.