You equate abstractness with uninspiringness and lack of excitement but that's just how you feel about it, not an absolute.

The abstract nature of maths is what I find appealing about it. I prefer explanations that explicitly treat the abstract nature of what is being taught to ones that try to bootstrap it from examples. I like baby Rudin. I find pure maths easier and more enjoyable than applied.

There are different kinds of people in the world.