They're tools. To a fluent tool user, the negative anecdotes sound like,
"I prefer typewriters over word processors because it's easier to correct mistakes."
"I don't own any forks because knives are just better at cutting bread."
"Bidets make my pants wet, so I'll keep to toilet paper."
I think there's an urge to fix misinformation. Whereas if someone loves Excel and thinks Excel is better than Java at making apps, I have no urge to correct that. Maybe they know something about Excel that I don't.
"I prefer typewriters over word processors because it's easier to correct mistakes."
"I don't own any forks because knives are just better at cutting bread."
"Bidets make my pants wet, so I'll keep to toilet paper."
I think there's an urge to fix misinformation. Whereas if someone loves Excel and thinks Excel is better than Java at making apps, I have no urge to correct that. Maybe they know something about Excel that I don't.