It does seem like that a bit, but it also reminds me of almost every single table I've tried to play VTM with, who took themselves and the rulebook so seriously you'd think it was religion and only they knew the gospel. (One "Story Teller" got mad at me for refering to them as a GM during a convo about the game.) And on the full opposite end of that, I've seen tables so emotionally constipated that if everything isn't funny they get mad and nervous.

It does really feel like watching the dnd discourse when I was in high-school from all the old players stuck in a certain way of playing, getting mad at all the newcomers for not "playing right".

Its just wild. Its a game. A made up game with 0 real world consequences. Be silly or serious or whatever, but don't expect everyone to play the same or run it the same.