You must be unaware of the advantages of scanning negatives, which render excellent-resolution files using certain settings. Many prints are made through this process actually and are indeed in galleries and even museums. Certainly you're not advocating that all negatives are best viewed as gallery-quality prints? Perhaps I misunderstand you.
Some of us film aficionados actually appreciate the way technology like scanners and software (and ipads and iphones etc) help us sort and work with our photos. Printing is certainly one way to view results from negatives - I have the contact sheets and prints to prove that - but not the only way or even the best, necessarily, depending on what you're up to.