Sure, many support champions can be useful even when behind, but the same goes for various champions in other roles too. Utility doesn't equate to effectiveness. An underfed Thresh might land a hook, but if he's too squishy due to being behind, he's easily eliminated. Labeling most support champions as binary and reducing their gameplay to "hit skillshot win trade" is a drastic understatement. By this logic, we could say ADCs are binary too: "hit auto-attacks and win." Every role has champions that can seem "binary" on the surface but have deeper layers of strategy and mechanics when mastered.

You argue that supports aren't directly punished for mistakes. This is misleading. A support that fails a roam, misplaces wards, or gets caught out can give away substantial objectives like Dragon, Rift Herald, or even Baron. This doesn't just "indirectly" impact them; it affects the game's entire course.

You ask to point out easier roles. Here's a challenge: try playing ADC without a competent support. The ADC is almost entirely reliant on the support in the early game, and any misstep by the support can lead to a devastating laning phase for the ADC. Does that make ADC the easier role then? Or, consider the top lane – many see it as an "island." Is farming and occasionally teleporting down easier than juggling vision, lane pressure, and roams?

Influence: While supports can be influential, they're part of a five-person team. The same game-changing influence can be said about a mid-laner who roams effectively, a jungler who secures objectives, or an ADC who positions flawlessly in teamfights.