This is a conflation of technical criticism (e.g. you critique a methodology or offer scientific evidence to the contrary) and office politics criticism (e.g. you point out a conflict of interest or question a power dynamic)
Plant made a technical criticism, whereas office politics disagreement is the one that potentially carries social repercussions.
Besides, ea orgs aren’t the only party that matters- the media reads this forum too, i can see how someone might not want a workplace conflict to become their top Google result.
This is a conflation of technical criticism (e.g. you critique a methodology or offer scientific evidence to the contrary) and office politics criticism (e.g. you point out a conflict of interest or question a power dynamic)
Plant made a technical criticism, whereas office politics disagreement is the one that potentially carries social repercussions.
Besides, ea orgs aren’t the only party that matters- the media reads this forum too, i can see how someone might not want a workplace conflict to become their top Google result.