It's an example of what happens when people forget Heinlein's axiom: "Staying young requires the unceasing cultivation of the ability to unlearn old falsehoods."

Put simply, when someone sees a disconnect between how they think things should work and how they really work, and they jump to the conclusion that the disconnect is with everyone else, and not themself, it's usually the case where they've forgotten Heinlein's axiom.

On the other hand, history has plenty of examples where the one that breaks from the herd, often to the ridicule of the herd, is actually the one in the know.

Time will indeed tell which is which. In the meantime, we can tell simply by observing whether their propositions are in direct violation of known, tried and true scientific principles.