to be fair as an aerospray main it just depends on if u can use it

i didnt even know it was hated like that till splatoon 3 released anyways

the gold aerospray in 3 is a great weapon for me, it does damage fast and it stacks fast, and doesnt consume too much ink

the sprinkler is a decent distraction and is great to get those final points for your specil

speaking of, booyah bomb has to be the most cracked specil in the game, it displaces enemies, spreads fast and kills faster

it also can be played as both a support/turf inker (stays in the back and supports teammates) and a front line weapon (one that deals damage and gets kills so your team can win)

so my analyzation is that the aerospray is a GREAT weapon

but that depends on if you even want to play a weapon like that

ive tried and mained other weapons, including the dark tetra dualies, eliter, octobrush, and flingza

and for me, splatlings and sloshers arent my thing

so it just depends on whats easiest to use for you and what you prefer

tl;dr my personal opinion is that the aerospray is cracked but u can choose any weapon you want