The constipated boomer snobs have a problem with anything that costs less than $200 and isn’t made within a mile of their home. Never had a problem with my Baofeng, either performance or quality.
It’s the same no matter the hobby, my 3 hobbies are Ham Radio, Guns, and Grilling, the attitude you mentioned is the same, their way is the only way and if you don’t have a specific thing, you don’t know anything and are a terrible person. I just let it go in one ear and out the other.