I appreciate the response. I agree with most of what you say. I still think it's important to point out that in this situation, with a) a lack of primary data

I appreciate the response. I agree with most of what you say. I still think it's important to point out that in this situation, with a) a lack of primary data and especially b) considering the political and societal implications for publicly disagreeing with the "accepted opinion" consensus might just not be a great measure in this case.