> The research out there found no meaningful difference between both styles (unless there's newer research I haven't seen?) and people keep taunting around how their preferred side is undoubtedly the right one.

Does it, though? I'm not sure the research shows any strong evidence one way or the other. There's a decent review of various studies here, for example: https://danluu.com/empirical-pl/, that seem to indicate no real conclusion.