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a lot of cars equipped with autostick/tapshift/etc will do that as a safety feature so you arent redlining the motor and tearing something up, i hate it, cus a lot of times it will shift before the redline if you hold it for too long. if im out playing around, i dont want the car thinking for itself, i want it to do what i tell it to do...lol
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I'd just like to point out that you say you don't want the car thinking for itself when you're out playing around. That's why I buy stick cars.
Also, people who say "You have to disengage the clutch, then shift the lever into precisely the right spot, then slowly reengage the clutch" like it's this huge process. When you drive one for any length of time at all, it doesn't seem like that at all. Your muscle memory kicks in and you do it as one quick motion. Especially when downshifting for a turn.
It's part of the beauty of it. You practice that and the reward is much greater because you're part of the process. Rather than just tapping a button or sliding a lever. There's nothing quite as visceral as using all four limbs to control the car while power sliding through a turn. Something those who opt for the automatic will never quite get to experience no matter how much they believe their modded trans will be "just like a manual". I almost feel sorry for them.