If you take your line of reasoning to it's logical conclusion, you could argue that JS should not have a standard library. Yes there will always be critics but it doesn't mean that some options aren't better than others.

The small JS and node standard libraries and extensive NPM module universe are both a strength and a weakness. It means developers can do things in JS that they can't in other languages and vice versa.

I guess its a matter of preference and right tool for the job. When I started with JS, I was excited by the number of modules and ease of use. I feel like I've grown tired of that and would rather have a decent standard library so I can focus on coding rather than finding the right module and managing my package.json/yarn/npn/webpack.