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I can tell you that Neil is at the very least insufferable to be around.
I love listening to Neil's podcast but I can see why some might find him insufferable as you say. Some scientists chided him for getting some things wrong but I don't mind him as long as he doesn't say or do anything egregious.
I used to like Neil but then I saw him give a talk in person at a local college. There was some girl that asked a silly question during the q and a part of the visit and in front of an audience of hundreds of people Neil laid into her about how her question was stupid and she was wasting everyone's time. He did that until she started crying and left. After the next person asked a question as Neil was wrapping up his answer he decided to get another jab at the girl he already chased off by saying "and that's a real question". It's hard to convey how clearly the cruelty and contempt hung in that room.
K&P weren't exaggerating probably:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=TyZSBqQ813c