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The error here is that the criticisms may be erroneous. You cannot whipsaw around a conclusion with increasing amplitude.

This is common on HN where authors are posted without being informed and it is not uncommon for someone who lacks the knowledge and ability to understand the sophisticated position to 'debunk' something that is nonetheless true. Then others like them pile on to the thing and everyone has concluded that the thing is false merely out of a lack of knowledge and intelligence.

An illustrated representation https://i.imgur.com/xyoCO9g.png

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