Is fireball really that universally hated? Why?

I’ve always been very interested in alcohol and, sad to say, have been drinking for a lot longer than the time I turned 21. I just finally turned 21 this year, and I really enjoy alcohol, not just the feeling but the flavor profiles of different drinks, culture, etc. I particularly enjoy whiskeys and spiced rum. However, being a college student, I cannot afford to drop that much money on liquor, so I normally have to stick to something cheap, and that something cheap is either $20 1.75 L smirnoff vodka or $21 1.75 L Fireball whiskey, the two cheapest they have at my liquor store that also have some notoriety. Now I love the taste of pure vodka, so smirnoff doesn’t really affect me that bad.

But what I will say is, I genuinely really enjoy some good fireball. I might not be the most experienced drinker, but I think it’s just a simple sugary alcoholic drink that capitalizes off of simplicity. I’ve had many a people tell me it’s only for college students that party and are new to drinking, which might be true, but that doesn’t make it bad. I am not a party person myself, I am more of a “let me sip this drink and read a book or write some code for an hour or two on a Friday night” that turns into half the bottle gone. But even at that, with paying attention to the flavor profile and whatnot, I cannot deny that fireball is not good. Now, if I could get something like some Jack Daniel’s or wild turkey 101 or Jameson, I certainly prefer that to fireball, but it’s just the fact that fireball is so cheap and delicious that draws me to it.

So do you guys like fireball or not? Is the hate overhyped? Or am I just too inexperienced