This is... not anything I've seen users of ANY open-source project do, [...]
Try telling neovim people that you've tried it, but liked vim more. I've witnessed this statement to ignite at least twice.
On a less sarcastic note: I don't see anything suspicious in the comments section on YouTube. Did the offensive comments sink too far into the timeline, or were they deleted by now? As of now, most of them are praises and mentions of Rufus/Etcher.
@Mikle_Bond likely deleted due to the sheer numbers of them she received