Seems like the majority of things people are complaining about are bitter, salty, sour, savoury and herbal. Not everything (eg, boba tea), but most. Even the variations of pistachio foods seem to be mostly against the presence of a nut in otherwise completely sweet stuff.
Most of them are perfect for combining with salt, chilli and garlic as well. Or fruit that is sweet and sour.
For those who do like those things, go old school for your cottage cheese. Add chopped pineapple and dump it on a baked sweet potato with slightly caramelised skin, add sea salt and chilli flakes. Try Kale with garlic, salt and chilli if you haven't got enough potatoes to put it through a plate of perfect, salty, buttery mashed potato with option chopped spring onions. Coconut water makes a great smoothie compared to the overwhelming sweetness of apple juice if you're not a fan of dairy/dairy substitutes. Try chilli pickled garlic (or don't - leaves more for me) with olives, cured meats, cheese made from goat or ewes' milk, chunks of watermelon and little hot round peppers stuffed with cheese. Make sourdough toast and top it with cottage cheese and strawberries or ricotta, tomato and a basil leaf, plus a drizzle of peppery olive oil.
Some people grow up never having been given anything but inoffensive, unseasoned things, nut and seed free, any hint of a strong flavour is cancelled out by adding dairy, sugar and more sugar and once they discover all these other foods, it's like a whole separate world of tastes and textures has opened up, which is a driver of all the SM food trends.