Anyone should be able to make a list for any reason they want. If you have hundreds or thousands of people you want to view content from, 1 giant list doesn't work, it's a mess of different things. Multiple lists make it possible to organize.

A list for family.

A list for friends.

A list for funny people.

A list for insightful people that make you think.

A list for news.

A list for sports.

Like a newspaper had sections, Nostr could have different sections, personalized for yourself. Sometimes I don't care about memes and Bitcoin, I just want to see what my friends are talking about. Sometimes I want just the news. Etc.

I think your getting hung up on "being put on a list" as a strictly negative thing. It's just an organizational tool, nothing more. It's neutral, neither good nor bad.