People who can't play games against people who are better than them are over-competitive and lazy! It's more fun when you play against skilled players, you learn more! I've never understood that personality trait, and I love losing at Dominion!
I normally like playing better players because it forces me to learn and stop using lazy habits that work on worse players, but it's hard to learn anything useful when I'm getting crushed so bad like that. Instead, reflecting and continuing to play with people near my level until I improve enough to revisit that player is a better option for personal growth.
That's also my threshold for fun. The more you can artificially minmax the game, the less fun it is for me. I'm happy to play Scrabble, but if the opponent spent time learning the dictionary rather than expanding their vocabulary, I don't see the point.