alt Hacker NewsI meant it more as an assessment of the state of affairs, not as an ad hominem (I have no opinion about the people at all). IMO the crackpottery is impossible to ignore, and if you don't talk about it everyone feels like they're going crazy. It's a very widely-noticed thing that is distinct and bizarre compared to other parts of math.
Crackpot really has connotations like "flat earther" and "aliens built the pyramids". It's one thing to say "I believe GA proponents' claims regarding the usefulness of the geometric product are overstated". It's another to say "GA proponents are crackpots".