SS actually has a pretty wide fan base. Its the kind of movie that critics love to hate, but most normal people like. It has a strong aesthetic which helped separate it from the rest of the super hero chaff and this is reflected in the fact that it won an oscar and the film's version of Harley Quinn is now a sex icon. JL was the most damaging DC film by far, if we went from WW to Aquaman the DC film franchise would have a much more positive vibe.
To people that care about the DCEU SS was problematic because it was our first non-Snyder film and it didn't match our expectations. We aren't MCU fans, we have higher expectations. Now that I'm more familiar with Ayer's work though, it really was expected. Paddy and Wan are good directors so were getting good movies. Zach Snyder is an acquired taste, I like MoS and BvS, but its clear there were going to be problems with him leading these projects.