Indeed. I mean, Evangelion as a whole annoyed the hell out of me, (Except 1.11. That was awesome.) but I never had a problem with Shinji. I mean, considering all the stuff he goes through, his reactions are pretty justified. Also, in End of Evangelion,
the Human Instrumentality Project meant that he was actually given a chance to live in a perfect world with no pain or loneliness... And he rejected it. I don't know about you guys, but I'd say that's pretty admirable for a guy who seems to hate absolutely everything about the world he lives in.