I believe partly because it takes over so many responsibilities that it becomes a requirement for things that don't need to require it. Plus it diverged from the Linux principle of do only one thing.
First you must recognize that your title already contains implicit bias, as Israel's position is that it is a war against Hamas, while others would prefer to frame it as a war against Palestine. Both are true in a sense, but the choice of which is used is a bias. There is no "unbiased" source for these things, just multiple perspectives and agendas.
Technology has always been magic. After building the machines they put in the magic smoke, once you see the magic smoke leave the device, it won't work anymore.
Oh yeah, thank you