Cook however you damn well feel like. Your food tasting good to you and whoever else you're feeding is all that matters, not the opinions of internet strangers on Twitter about how you did it.
Once you really understand things and let go, you can see snobbery as kind of a joke, a fun game to play, instead of something super serious and important. I think all of the people who have strong opinions on, say, Vi vs Emacs are older and mature enough to not take it too seriously anymore, so any "flamewars" about it nowadays feel more like people joking around than an actual battle.