I was a Gnome guy since the 16.04 Ubuntu days even with the transition to 3 and whatnot. Stopped using a linux desktop for a while but came back and used CachyOS - when deciding what desktop to use, everyone online said KDE so I gave it a shot and haven't look back since.
A few times I had to do something on a Gnome system and now it just feels like you're being kneecapped by the devs for no good reason.
How do you know if someone does not like Gnome?
Don't worry, they will talk about not liking Gnome even when the topic is something completely different.