As an unsophisticated OSM user, I've got two major problems with its modern version.
I live in the US and speak English. The use of local languages to name cities and features makes the map nearly useless for many things. (Cities in China? named in Chinese. Cities in the Middle East? Arabic. Who reads all these languages?) The 'names' layer needs to reflect the user's needs. If there's a way to switch that preference on (and retain it in a cookie, perhaps?), it's not transparent.
Nearly all bodies of water on Earth have names. Not so much on OSM ... unless you zoom in and then poke around trying to find one. And if they're away from cities, good luck. It's hit and miss ... mostly miss. There are still large regions of the Earth's surface that show no lakes (and have no roads, as far as the map knows).
It's certainly not 'the map that anyone can edit'. Yeah that keeps the riff-raff away ... but its also a major limitation.
You seem to be describing the map at https://www.openstreetmap.org - it is indeed as your say. But it is only one render of the Openstreetmap data - there is an infinity of others. Look at the following examples comparing different styles - and you can make your own... Openstreetmap is data that you can process and render in any way you desire !
I live in the US and speak English. The use of local languages to name cities and features makes the map nearly useless for many things. (Cities in China? named in Chinese. Cities in the Middle East? Arabic. Who reads all these languages?) The 'names' layer needs to reflect the user's needs. If there's a way to switch that preference on (and retain it in a cookie, perhaps?), it's not transparent.
Nearly all bodies of water on Earth have names. Not so much on OSM ... unless you zoom in and then poke around trying to find one. And if they're away from cities, good luck. It's hit and miss ... mostly miss. There are still large regions of the Earth's surface that show no lakes (and have no roads, as far as the map knows).
It's certainly not 'the map that anyone can edit'. Yeah that keeps the riff-raff away ... but its also a major limitation.