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To sacrifice that amount of maneuverability and speed by adding the stupid lift fan thing just because our Men In Uniform (tm) wet themselves at the idea of landing on a carrier horizontally may as well be an act of genocide. The enormous amount of complexity that the STOVL system adds basically makes it such that even the slightest battle damage will probably make the STOVL system fail causing the plane to explode upon landing, meaning that every flyout of the F35 is a potential suicide mission. At best it is profiteering, at worst it is an attempt to sell our NATO allies inferior tech so we can enslave them one day.
I think the F35 is more aptly called the F56, because it is truly a 56% percenter fighter jet, because it is simply half assed.

Why do people despise this plane so much?

It went overbudget and has been delayed, yes, but now that we actually have some specifics on its performance it looks fantastic.

I see F-22 fanboys talking about muh agility and speed and how the F-35 got smoked in dogfighting trials, but with stealth, advanced radar, and long range missiles the f-35 never even needs to enter a dogfight. Dogfights themselves are completely outdated tactics that were invented in world war I and haven't been used in real combat for decades.