(Note: I’ve not watched the video yet, but this is what I think of common hate towards every project mentioned)
systemd hate is just “fans” of the UNIX philosophy complaining that “it does too many things to get it right”, while they follow a flawed philosophy and also fail to separate systemd the init and systemd the project.
Wayland hate is just silly, yeah it’s not the same as X, but it’s getting there while still avoiding becoming a total mess of software. Same with flatpak.
Ubuntu and snap hate is deserved because of how canonical is steering those projects.
GNOME hate though… I can totally understand the dislike for it. It can force too many opinions onto its users with not much choice, but thats kinda its thing, having a simple and consistent desktop experience. I kinda like their approach to a usable desktop.
Been using it since the alpha came out, absolutely love what they’ve done with the app. The installation flow is much smoother with the instant prompt for confirmation, the more granular categories and improved search make browsing so much better. I tried other stores before, but I couldn’t get myself to like any of the actively maintained ones, v2.0 is good for me.