Watch Legend of the Galactic Heroes and say that again after, bet you can't. It's not a matter of being a weeaboo, there is a few shows undeniably worth the title of an artistic masterpiece that transcends stereotypical anime storytelling. It's like one big novel on screen, I highly recommend it. I can agree with your statement if we're talking about the majority of anime, since it's mostly pandering to the lowest common denominator - but as I've said in any medium there will always be a few things that stand out above the rest. That's LoGH. A huge spacewar with democracy and dictatorship fighting across the galaxy with hundreds of millions of people dying, a clash of ideals. Amazing show if I might say.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GwTn5CKubN8