I tend to agree with the OP. I’m pretty vape agnostic. I started on MTL back when that was all there was. I switched to DL, then just recently, because I had to take a long road trip with an asthmatic passenger, bought some new MTL gear. It was fine. I liked it. I’ve got DL mods and MTL mods now and I vape whatever happens to be nearby.
When I advise a brand spanking new vaper I generally advise MTL with a larger mod capable of doing DL if MTL isn’t doing it for them. Analogs are MTL, so it will be more familiar. Some people absolutely need DL to make it work though, which is fine.
There are advantages and disadvantages to both.
DL can provide satisfaction in situations where MTL can’t sometimes, and can have a richer fuller flavor.
MTL is sometimes more familiar to new vapers, uses less juice (so less money) and it’s low voltages can allow for a smaller mod.
When I see hate, it’s generally because some people find the very large clouds produced by DL to be obnoxious. They’re not wrong, but vape clouds still aren’t nearly as annoying as cigarette smoke.