You can add mods or edit configs of them to make it fun.I'm currently playing e2e and just edited oreexcevation mod, so mining is easier.
But i get it, at first I also wasn't really into it, because you can just play easier packs and most likley have more fun. I just got to the point where I pretty much had played all modpacks, or they just weren't original enough (always the same mods and tasks). Expert packs or gtnh are quite refreshing, since the recipes are different, most things are generally harder, but the reward is so much better.