What's up with the ginkgo hate on this story?

The roasted or cooked nut of the ginkgo tastes good and is filling. Not something to eat in volume anyways. You'd probably quit before any toxicity.

The fruit looks appetizing and at most smells a little funky when there are tons of them around a female tree.

I have always known it's inedible to humans so I have never tried but it could taste like custard given its color. Presumably whatever used to disperse it could eat it.

Other coniferous arils are tasty and sweet like yew for example even though the nut is supposed to be very poisonous.