For example, in my comment, I very much said "made it seem" and suggested that maybe people were misunderstanding the poster, not attacking their character.

Many people post many negative things about Rust, including those who are its most fervent advocates. But the gray areas mean there's places where people can post things and some people say "ugh any criticism is downvoted" and others can say "wow this is an absolutely off-topic, baseless criticism" and both will walk away feeling right.