Why new final cut X is so restrictive connected clips? I do not see benefit.

Question

I am coming from final cut 7 and I have no idea why new final cut X is so restrictive in having primary storyline and connected clips. I loved how in FC7 all clips were independent in timeline and gave you freedom to move and organize your clips however you wanted.
Now I have to take extra steps or jump through hoops to move clips around becaused they are connected to primary storyline. Like I have to create secondary storylines. Really??
I do not see any benefit to connected clips except that it automatically follows primary storyline when you move primary clip around - which most of time I do not want it to do.  We should be able to turn this off because I do not see any benefit to connected clips with primary storyline.
FCX is dictating how we organize clips on timeline which is way more restrictive than FC7. This is just wrong.
Also bring back enable tracks. Why in the world did they remove tracks. Tracks work and is easier to visualize and organize clips in timeline. Like if I wanted to disable audio or video for a track it was just one click in FC7.  Now there are extra steps in FCX  They should enable this for people who are use to tracks.
They should really talk scold to whoever mad scientist who wanted to make FCX more restrictive than FC7 and impose their workflow on everyone else.
I like magnetic timeline where you can move clips around and other clips will automatically move to make room for it. This save time.
So can we disable connected clips and let us enable tracks just like better FC7?

Answer 1

The first Quantel NLE, back in the 80ies, was mimicing the Moviola - showing vertical stripes of 'film'.
So, you could ask "Why have they changed to horizontal?"
On editing film, you wrote with some white wax pen an X onto it, to indicate a dissolve....
So, you could ask "Why have they changed that to drag'n drop grey boxes?"
On recording they hold a clapper into the cam, to 'sign' the time-code.
So, you could ask "Why have they changed that to meta-tags, hidden invisible in the file?"
Aside doing compos ('Brady Bunch', '24'), there are no 'tracks' in no movie.
In any movie, there's always just a single storyline...
If you like to apply 'variations', get customed to FCPX' Auditions.
If you like to adjust cut-aways, get customed to the various trim/ripple/nudge options of FCPX.
If you like to pre-select clips, get customed to the Events-concept and its endless options (you can even abuse to create 'bins'!) to tag clips.
If you like to 'pre-comp', get customed to FCPX' compounds and their own timelines.
It is a different, a new way of editing. That simple.
As others told you: nobody forces you to adopt it.
There's AP, there's DaVinci Resolve .... and many others.
And you even can Position a clip...
Russ H wrote:
@Tom and David: OP has posted identical  comment in Creative Cow/The Debate.
excellent obeservation...
Such a debate comes two years too late here, I assume...