Was thinking the same thing nc
Many people take the game way too seriously, the whole mc is based on the most famous adult game character of all time, Larry Laffer(Leisure Suit Larry). It's by design I went for a goofy character and not a Brad Pitt.
Another design of the game is to start out at the bottom and work you're way up, as in leveling a level 1 character towards a max geared character. Meaning the game gets way better the more you play.
As for changes and stuff, I suggest reading my public posts on subscribe star/Discord. It has a lot of information on what the plans are for 0.9 and addresses a few of the things you've mentioned + a lot more information on the game design.