I don't see the problem. We are still doing this today. Pick a hot button topic that has some "consensus" then watch how outliers get treated. For example, COVID and climate change. I'm not saying people going completely against the narrative but professionals publicizing concerns or data that just doesn't fit the current narrative.

This is more of meritocracy run amok. I've got the fancy credentials which shows I'm brilliant, and I know it.

World renowned Harvard Philosopher Michael Sandel on The Tyranny of Merit: https://youtu.be/Qewckuxa9hw

So is not reading the article:

> Maybe women look at math problems differently than men.

> “I still think you’re wrong,” wrote one man, nearly a year later. “There is such a thing as female logic.”