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Well that's a fair argument. But I see it as a clever balancing rule.
Technically, if we get rid of the stalemate rule it makes the game harder for the defending (losing) side because it 1. removes an extra defensive resource and 2. forces the defending side to calculate an extra threat.
Now if we think about a theoretical perfect game, black always has a slight disadvantage due to going second. Therefore, in this theoretical game black would always be on the defending (losing) side. If we remove that extra defensive resource black has, which is a stalemate position then white gains an even bigger advantage against black before the game even starts. So in theory if one day chess is solved white might actually win every game.
Of course that's more of a conjecture on the extreme end but the point is that the stalemate rule is an extra defensive resource that aims to further the hopes of equality for black in my opinion.