So, you're angry this isn't Minecraft 2.0? Seriously, I am not seeing your point here. This game is all about the journey, as was TFC - hence the reason it is not just a Minecraft clone, like so many other modern crafting/survival games. If you do not like it, feel free to customize it, as someone to mod it, or even mod it yourself. But at least try to understand the reason this game is not simplistic, and why the vision has never been for a simplistic game. IMO, you bought or recieved this game either A) knowing it was a longer game with challenges and time investments, or B) saw a cool Minecraft-looking game, and thought "Oh boy, here's a new one!" Either way, the main problem seems to be your attitude and expectations, rather than the game itself. If you do not want a survival game first and foremost, then this game, as a vanilla product, is likely never going to be for you. You could, thought, always just play in Creative mode.
With that said, it does not mean that you cannot spend some time making constructive suggestions, talking to folks in the modding forum and on Discord, and working towards your end goal. If you are not willing to do anything more than write a few blurbs of text about what you do not like, expect to see nothing change, either in the vanilla or in the offerings from the mod community.
As a point, I'm currently browsing the forum looking for a way to fix a weird little bug I ran across while making a recipe to allow bushmeat (wild animals) to be cooked into a stew -- after all, it is a very real thing all around the world. Before that, I made some changes a month or two back to modify the behavior of wolves, as I am a Native American who is fascinated with wolves, and has worked towards educating others about wolves and how they are generally not as violent as our imaginations would make them. The point being this: I didn't like something, knew it was unlikely to change, and did something to see it changed, even if only in my own games.
Also, as an afterthought, your "hours and hours" is plenty of time to already be past where you are saying you were stuck at -- what did you do with the time? Did you read any guides or watch anyone else play the game? Because you should be there or beyond after "hours and hours."
Another afterthought, already mentioned above by a few folks: Why can't you do anything during the night? Do you still have no torches after the many hours you have played? Can you not farm, craft, plan for the day, mine, or do anything at all for the night? I am rather confused at what you expect; hell, you could even sleep through some of the night with a simple starter bed...
With that said, you seem to be disinclined to work towards any goals in this game. The only real idea I have for you is to use Creative Mode.