PCs are already exceptional by all the abilities they get from leveling up their class and the different paths they can choose. Personally I think the racial modifiers make my character unique and pose an interesting challenge depending on the race-class combo that I choose, they also provide hooks for the character's back story and motivations in some cases.

Speaking in general I think this trend of making everyone equal leaking into D&D is only making the game less diverse. I know not everyone agrees with me but I see it happening with already existing characters in new books like Van Richten's where Wizards just gender swaps the character or makes everyone into a goody two-shoes and calls that diversity, not realizing they're just destroying diversity by turning everyone into the same template.