Very true, and everyone should keep that in mind. It's also true that there is an outsized visibility and impact that instances like ML and hexbear have on the zeitgeist/perception of the platform. It doesn't help that the creators are ML.

The Internet is not obsessed with speed running just because there exists websites on it obsessed with speed running.

The Internet also sends greeting cards and is used for business/stock market trading, but everyone knows that the Internet is FOR porn.