You're probably the same type of person who also doesn't understand why it's such a pain for anyone else to build their own PC rather than just buying it outright.

I had that pain with base station 1.0 with the Vive Pro. Why?

1. As I've already mentioned, not everyone wants to drill into their walls. Some people who live in certain types of apartments can't even if they wanted to. Now you need to figure out how to best setup camera tripods

2. The base stations need line of site to each other. You can't just focus on getting the perfect view of the play area.

3. If you can't get line of site depending on your room configuration and furniture, then you need to buy a 100 ft or longer cord to connect them, or you have to deal with your headset or controllers not being tracked. ie. not working

Base Station 2.0?

1. If two base stations isn't enough for your play area due to room configuration or furniture layout, then you may need to buy more base stations which cost $200 (each?).

Sure, set up could be as easy as you remember it, but it could easily get complicated, and it's a hassle. I don't enjoy hanging picture frames.

I screwed the base stations into a piece of wooden 2x4, and stuck the latter to the wall with two bits of Command hanging tape. Super easy. The kit ought to come with these pieces imo.

That's a lot of work for many people, and let's be honest many wouldn't even know how to do that let alone have have random pieces of wood in their house. Not to mention you've ignored all of the points I've brought up. I also really love external base stations. Nothing compares in terms of accuracy. Still I feel it's useful to not be so enamored with something that you're no longer able to look at them objectively. You've also forgotten the part about base stations being expensive and it's a hassle to go to the hardware store just for setting up VR.

I just put my base stations high up on shelves. It's super easy.

Not everyone has empty high bookshelves in their play area. Difficulty depends on your current room configuration. Not everyone lives in the same house nor do they have the same exact furniture.