For many people, the *point* of OSM is that it's a better version of
Google maps.
That's certainly my reason for adding stuff to OSM. If it doesn't appear
on the "standard map" I'm not much inclined to spend hours recording it
and mapping it. If there is a way I can legitimately change the tagging
to ensure that it does appear on the standard map, I will do it.
I use the iD editor, and after uploading you get a "thank you for
improving the map" message. It doesn't say "thank you for adding that,
but we are not going to bother to show it".
If you suggest to someone that they try OSM instead of Google maps, the
standard Carto map is what they arrive at from search engines:
http://openstreetmap.org
It is after all called OpenStreetMAP, not
OpenStreetGeographicalDatabase, and I feel sure that the standard map is
the way that many users access it, and want it -- a recognisable local MAP.
cheers,
Martin.
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