One question about this sub

Why has this sub become so hateful? Honestly, I'm considering unsubscribing.

I understand and appreciate the mentality of exposing gurus who spread bad science, misinformation, conspiracy theories, and hatred.

But recently, I've seen so much hatred and vitriol on this subreddit, even towards people who are just adjacent to what could be seen as right wing science deniers or conspiracy theorists.

I'm mean, why so much hate towards Lex Friedman? The guy probably has some autistic traits, is unaware of his impact on discourse and yes, he sounds a bit cheesy with all that "love everyone" attitude, but seriously, why is he suddenly seen as such a bad guy?

I understand that he doesn't challenge his guests and perhaps gives platform to people you might not like, but why see him just from this perspective? The guy had many really great guests over the years, intellectuals, influential thinkers, and I never considered his podcast to be political.

Also, Sabine Hossenfelder... yeah, she's a bit eccentric, she had some bad experiences with academia, and perhaps holds some grudge against the academic establishment, but she has all the right to free speech and to say things she believe to be true. From what I gather, perhaps 5% of her videos are polemic or controversial in one way or another and you guys focus exclusively on that. 95% of her videos are just educational science videos, well made, accurate, and also entertaining. She has certain wit and sense of humor, which you obviously can't appreciate. Not to mention that she also made a bunch of quite interesting music videos. Yes, I'm a fan.

Can you guys criticize, without hating? Can you criticize without so much vitriol?
Some comments I'm seeing recently are really extremely hateful.

I don't have anything against you guys, and I appreciate exposing grifters as such, that's why I subscribed to this subreddit. But recently the amount of hate I see here is really becoming a big turn off for me.