I'm just gonna nod my head here because yes, I get what you're saying and I agree tbh. Like I love Asshole(TM) characters but the sheer Goodness of Steve won me over so hard in the first movie that by the time TWS came out I was already solidly invested in seeing where he went in the modern day.

People can like what they want but it always makes me a little sad seeing people hate on Cap 1 so much, but oh well. We won't all like the same things.