There are no “rabid LOG and CACHE device haters"
We should agree to disagree on this. Apparently LOG and CACHE devices can sneak inside late at night and kick your dog. I have no other explanation for the amount vitriol flung at these things for the past 10+ years here, on Reddit, L1Techs, and anywhere else the topics arise.
Personally I chalk it up to “skill issue” and the occasional poorly fit workload.