MMORPGs, Flawed by Nature - "Grind"

It seems like everyone I know that plays MMOs just gets burned out by them, myself included.  Is the current model just inherently flawed?  What's the biggest problem?  What can be done to fix it?  Are minor tweaks all that are needed, or is a massive overhaul necessary?

Conversations? Over what? "lol ouch i died"?

You don't have conversations on an MMORPG, okay? That's like saying your shit is actually gold. When you play an MMORPG, where are your hands? One on the mouse, and the other on the keyboard. Yeah, man, you're really typing brilliant stuff with one hand. And if you're typing with both hands, why the fuck aren't you killing things instead, deadweight (or on IRC or IM for that matter)?

The only thing going for MMORPG is Teamspeak, and frankly, it's more fun to blow the hell out of people in an FPS anyway. No grind, ya know?