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Problem with your logic here is that physical discs haven't been anything other than a key to unlock the exe you download for years. You aren't getting anything off the disc, it is practically just a key. So what players are mad about is the illusion of control being ripped away, which I don't really have any sympathy for.
It's not illusion of control, the disc allows people to buy from other stores and allows people to resell their games. Games on disc go down in price much earlier than in the store. Spider-man 2 still costs 80€ in the PS Store, I can get it for half of that on disc and that's not even the used disc price. Sony removing the disc option gives them full control over game prices. On PC you can buy from some other store, but that also comes with its issues.
You could still sell or loan that disc to shops or friends. Digital only games also mean no used games. Nintendo mitigates the issue with their virtual game cards, but you can't sell it, and you'd have to gift the game to a friend every 2 weeks.