Was clippy that bad or is it something we just love to hate or pile on, but much like Nickelback, who cares, it’s easy to ignore / disable in clippy’s case? I r

Was clippy that bad or is it something we just love to hate or pile on, but much like Nickelback, who cares, it’s easy to ignore / disable in clippy’s case? I really don’t remember as I was a teen when clippy came out. I liked the Merlin version fwiw.