this is also still the case in a lot of OSR sub scenes
The Torment Nexus doesn't love you backA lot of 80s and 90s "structure" went like this: 1) The GM writes a story of how things are supposed to go. 2) Players are told they can do anything they want. Actually supposed to read the GM's mind to follow the story. 3) Play goes slowly because "read my mind" is a shitty communication strategy.