Did a google search and also searches on ethereum and ethdev subreddits listed as part of the community, the stack exchange and research board from the link above. There were a couple legitimate discussions about it, none of which really came across as described by the OP.

I did do a search on twitter and also greater reddit, but those posts were in the same vein as wallstreetbets memestock investor posts which I assume people aren't using to base their opinion on this subject.