Yeah, the ridiculous amount of negativity build up a huge entrance wall for some to even consider getting a Vita. I really think that one of these days someone should so a "why I love my vita" thread though, outlining the awesome stuff that happened lately.
This would not end well, and frankly I'd advise anyone against doing it. There's a growing stigma that Vita owners have some sort of persecution complex, and creating a thread boasting about how great it is to own a Vita is simply going to feed into that belief.