It's all about comfort and fit
in the various positions and, as you just discovered, lots of folks think their setup is the best, and it probably is for them.
Lately, pros have been moving their lever placement up the bars. This is a pro thing and relates to how pros ride, e.g. long periods in the peleton with hands on the tops and how pro bikes are set up - big drop from saddle to bar tops. Guess what, even pros need comfort too so they push the levers up a little and use the drops less frequently (during those high output times). They don't spend all day in the drops.
It could be that your bike fit makes this lever placement good for you. For example, if you have longer legs than average for your height, your saddle will be high to accommodate your leg length and you will have a larger drop from saddle to bar top. The compromise with this fitting is that it is difficult to reach the brakes from the drops.
As others have posted, a more traditional placement of the levers allows braking from the drops as well as the tops and would probably optimise your fit if your leg length were average for your height or if you are flexible.
As to anatomical vs. traditional vs. eliptical drops, I think this is largely an issue of hand comfort. I have larger hands and don't find anatomical bars to be comfortable. YMMV.
Lastly, some bars are shallow drop, others are average or deep. This is a fit issue and is related to your flexibility and intended use of the bike. Generally, shallow drop bars allow you to spend more time in the drops, in comfort. OTOH, if you're young and flexible and/or have longer arms, an average or deeper drop may give you an aerodynamic benefit w/o sacrificing comfort.
I have different bikes with different setups for different purposes. The more the bike is intended for long distances, the less radical the fit (shallow drop bars with less drop from saddle to tops.) The club ride (ex-racing) bike has 11 cm drop to the tops while the long distance bike has only 6 cm drop and shallow drop bars. I can ride that baby in the drops for hours.
Hope this helps......