I was going to make this point, too.
I do see people taking chances in hiking/climbing here that pose a danger to others. People who don't research, don't know what they're doing, who then have to call SAR. I have a ton of friends who do SAR, and they do it for the love of all the same things that Honnold and others like him do, and I've never heard of them complaining about someone who got in a bad situation but knew their limitations. It's part of the (generally unpaid, volunteer) job. In fact, SAR members here use rescues as a recruiting tool to get others to join them, if they feel the people were capable.
I can't even imagine having the chance to be the absolute best in the world, or the best in history, at something I do. I'd imagine that's where a lot of jealousy comes in here. If I had the talent to be the best that ever was - or hell, even in the top 100 - I'd do it. But there is a difference among people who have that adventurous spirit and those who don't, and I certainly don't think less of those who don't, and I'd hope they wouldn't think less of me.
Put another way...I do some climbs, or some scrambles, that certainly have the risk of death if I hit something just the wrong way. If I feel like that risk is greater than my abilities, I don't do it. I expect that Honnold is the same, except his abilities so far exceed mine or anyone else's that his "risk-taking" seems extreme because it's so far beyond what we could possibly do. From everything I've known of him, he's not taking risks that are beyond his reasonable abilities. It might not work out for him in the end (I panic every time I see his name pop up), but he knows that balance better than we can. And as long as he's not putting others at undue risk, I love seeing someone being the best we've ever seen.