In my personal opinion. I think hybrids are OK , I like the idea of crossing two peppers together to get certain characteristics of personal favorite attributes. some of the hottest varieties on the scene today were at one point crosses of two or more different peppers grown out to become their own distinct stable 8th generation and beyond breed, for example,smokin Ed Currie calls himself a mad scientist, and without stepping outside the box we would not have the current Guinness world record holder the Carolina Reaper. There are many others like the up and coming Chocolate Bhutlah, but that is unstable and currently in the works by Steve Mclauren, If writing this a Few years ago I would have mentioned Gerald Fowler for his Infinity chilli. These are but three people among thousands around the world. May it be on a large scale, or a backyard scale these people do what they do because it is their passion, their love, and their soul, these things go into what they do to aspire in creating new stable breeds of super hots for the masses. Pushing the limits of mother nature. but it is not about the heat of the peppers to some people, I just refer to this as an example because I am myself am new to the chilli community, and my knowledge is limited and I have only so far focused learning about super hot peppers. I plan on learning more about growing and crossing peppers to get my personal favorite attributes that suit my needs in years to come, and others cross peppers to get their favorite attributes may it be colors, shapes, best ones for making powders, and sauces and more, I can go on and on but im sure you know what I am talking about. I am sure there are many others who have done this and continue to do this. but to answer your question, I am a believer of hybrid peppers.
I am also a believer in protecting the original strain like the wild varieties only found in some remote locations of the world. We must protect these as well. There are many who put their love and soul into this, protecting species that are nearly extinct or very rare,taking the time growing these themselves and making the seeds available to the masses, this is another side of the passion that is put forward by people in the ever expanding chilli community this is thanks to great people like Judy over at www.pepperlover.com and for that I myself appreciate very much. thank you for reading my answer to your great question.
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