Liking a hobby/activity isn't a problem. The problem is when people start gatekeeping (such as "no real programmer uses Javascript", etc). For instance, I like

Liking a hobby/activity isn't a problem. The problem is when people start gatekeeping (such as "no real programmer uses Javascript", etc). For instance, I like whisky, but I actively hate most whisky aficionados because it often just turns into a competition of "who bought the rarest/most expensive bottle" rather than "I like this brand/year". This behavior definitely occurs in the tech sphere (I've been judged for using Windows, since no real programmer would possibly be able to use anything besides mac/linux), but this behavior is always obnoxious and drives people away from activities.