What’s with the stigma around stock picking?

I've been noticing that some people get genuinely upset whenever anyone mentions picking individual stocks. What's up with that? Most active investors underperform over the long run. Sure. Risk-adjusted, most underperform too. Also sure. But why does that make stock picking itself something people get hostile about? I feel like if this sub had its way, people like Buffett, Peter Lynch, or Jim Simons would've been told to stop wasting their time and just buy VOO. Obviously they're outliers. But t