The whole space is divided drastically.
When I get told I should talk to a friend of a friend, because "he's also into crypto" I'm quite weary.
I like the diverse and queer part of crypto, filled with artists and technologists from different walks of life.
But I don't get along with the cryptobro faction that wants to shill their next NFT collection.
The crypto space is big and very mixed, so don't let yourself get alienated by a bunch of critics that hate on BAYC etc., because there are many people in crypto that are different.