So I see a lot of Mason hate and I am genuinely wondering a few things. Feel free to answer 1 or more if you know

1: Are most lodges social? I knew a guy who was one and they did nice stuff like free oil changes for poor and elderly, music events, etc.. didnt seem sketchy.

2: Do even low level people go through sketchy initiations or is that only the top tier?

3: Do you learn anything crazy when you get higher level or is it more of a fraternity kind of thing?

4: Are the 99% of Masons getting bad rep cause of the symbolism and the 1% at the top?

5: If you were in a normal club would you ever even meet a high level mason or would many go their whole life time never making it near the top?

I literally know nothing about them. I do notice lodges in odd places sometimes (I live in alabama so sometimes I run into them in real small towns and stuff like that but they are usually empty)