How did nitrous get such a bad rep...?

Let's see one forces air and fuel through veins and drives it out of the carburetor using the power of the crank. One uses the power of the exhaust to step up and blowing action to blow fuel and air harder into the motor. And yet another one injects fuel and compressed oxygen and nitrogen into the intake to allow a more efficient burn.. seems to me all power adders anyway you slice it..