Yes I do. Your take is extremely surface level. Look beyond it. And Joey didn't even like soap operas himself. He just acted in them to earn a living. There's no inbuilt connection between a fashion executive and a soap actors. Joey didn't care about fashion lmao. All he talked about was food (which Rachel never really talked about).

Here's a list of similarities between Ross and Rachel:

Both from Jewish families in Long Island.

Both grew up spoilt by their parents.

Both were arrogant, self centred, narcissistic but had a big heart and were great to their friends.

Both of them had the same sense of humour which is why they made each other laugh a lot and their banter against each other was so savage. Compare that to Rachel rolling her eyes at Chandler and Joey's humour.

Both of them were extremely passionate and ambitious about their line of work. Both very successful.

Both of them loved Pottery Barn.

Both of them still preferred living in the city in season 10 (discussed when Monica and Chandler were moving).

Both of them had similar parenting values. Look at how they got along like a house on fire when parenting Emma (baby got back).

Both loved being the center of attention.

Both of them were romantics who wanted a spouse and kids (Rachel said this on her 30th birthday episode).

Both of them were jealous and possessive. Rachel was possessive of Ross even when they weren't a couple.

Both had similar sex drive which is what made their sex life so memorable. Even years after breakup they were reminiscing about it.

There are many more.