I think the issue here is not so much the disagreement or criticism as it is the mockery and ostracism. Unlike in, say, venture capital, there’s much less opportunity in science for someone to try something different and exciting, get enough funding to see if it really works out, and then, if it doesn’t but you were doing a good enough job trying, still be part of the community and get funding to try something else. (Yes, I know it doesn’t always work that way in the startup community either, but I think the odds are much better than in science)
I think the issue here is not so much the disagreement or criticism as it is the mockery and ostracism. Unlike in, say, venture capital, there’s much less opportunity in science for someone to try something different and exciting, get enough funding to see if it really works out, and then, if it doesn’t but you were doing a good enough job trying, still be part of the community and get funding to try something else. (Yes, I know it doesn’t always work that way in the startup community either, but I think the odds are much better than in science)