I wonder how much can be attributed to liking vs disliking low level things. Some people like knowing which register their data is in (and sometimes it actually does matter) while others just don't want to get into those details.

I'd say, don't fight this bias - choose the tools that resonate with you.

I think this is true about many different aspects of programming languages

There are many things that ultimately come down to personal taste more than some sort of objective pros and cons list, as much as people will attempt to argue otherwise