I don't think it's the same people. What's happened is that in the last few years is he's become famous in the mainstream, and the new people (including new gra

I don't think it's the same people. What's happened is that in the last few years is he's become famous in the mainstream, and the new people (including new grad software engineers) have only ever heard the emerald mine hot takes on social media and take that as gospel. I doubt anyone (geeks especially) who is actually familiar with his history would say any of those things. Many people who previously liked him dislike him now due to his politics and public persona, but that's a different story. You can dislike and respect someone at the same time.