Uh, people have their livelihoods destroyed and lives ruined for having unpopular views all the time. James Watson literally had to sell his Nobel prize because he was destitute, Curtis Yarvin was disinvited from Strange Loop, to name two examples. Another example of the difficulty people have in going against the status quo is this article, which was on HN several months ago: https://quillette.com/2018/09/07/academic-activists-send-a-p... .
The problem is not that they can't accept criticism, the problem is other people disenfranchising them for their opinions.
The problem is not that they can't accept criticism, the problem is other people disenfranchising them for their opinions.