You're listing specific examples that literally no one has a problem with. Yes, if you're moving large equipment you need a large tool to do so. The general public doesn't do this, like... Ever. The dude in the photo has almost certainly never towed anything with it. These kinds of vehicles serve a purpose, but the vast majority of them are sold to people who will NEVER use it for that purpose, who just take up excess room in lots and on the streets, rolling around with visibility that makes a fucking TANK look like it's got a clear line of sight.
There's a whole host of political and cultural reasons that these vehicles are as popular as they are. Almost none of it is actual, practical requirement. No one cares about the worker using the tool to do a job, we're pissed at the pavement princesses who drive around like they own the place without doing an honest day's work in their lives. Hope that cleared some of the confusion up.
We're like pandas in captivity. We'll fuck if the conditions are right. They haven't been right in a loooooong time. A little bit of enrichment in our enclosures would help tremendously.