Is Solana actually that bad?

Hello messieurs

This is my first post on this sub and I was curious why Solana gets so much hate.

I understand that VC money isn't well regarded for many, but their ecosystem feels pretty alive and despite the FTX collapse & regulatory pressure the chain remains competitive and they maintain most of their developers and the Solana Foundation keeps investing heavily into the ecosystem through convertible Grants. (e.g $10M for AI projects)

I'm aware that downtime is a huge issue but is the coin hated solely on this fact? If the core engineers solve the issue and we don't see another downtime this year, would your opinion change?

I'd just like to hear your opinions and I hope you're holding up well during this dip.