We have always thought that those in science strive for the objective truth, but such academics follow similar kibbutz-style groupings where their "facts" are constructed as a function of their social interaction.  Such interaction only occurs from within the group with diminishing contact with outsiders.  The consequence of this is a term of reference that is distinct from the rest of the population.  Which is fine until they tell us what to think (SJWs) and, worse, change (COVID-19, Climate change).  First step in risk management is to at least appreciate we are no longer speaking from the same planet.