Why so much ls hate?

I’m not trying to bust anyone’s balls but are people actually swapping for these engines
known for sucking? And then throwing money at it to suck slightly less? Maybe I’m being negative Nancy, but that just doesn’t make sense. I’ll agree that they are reliable but I wouldn’t say any more or less than a 5.3 iron block. And these can be found everywhere locally for $200 and up and throwing money at a better base platform makes more sense. Just my .02, not stirring the pot, just wondering why the idea got shot down so quick.