The only applicants I hire are like that. If you cannot show you chose this company why would I assume you would like to work here?

Of cause this assumes you are a good fit in the first place regarding your skills. But the latter is usually much easier to filter out

I too would like to know more about @karaterobot's specific circumstances here, because while I understand your sentiment, it's a numbers game for SWE applicants like me. Of course there are some companies I would prefer to work at, but I don't think @karaterobot's experience is realistic right now.