Thanks for writing this piece - yes it is a piece.

—the problem I've always faced, and I used to be a research scientist is that people are so rigid in their views, as you pointed out. People can't imagine another way, and it's so frustrating.

—and the ones who do, are considered crackpots. Why? Because their ideas threaten the order—i.e. Profit.

In short, it's bullshit!