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RE: A flush of hearts and wheels
Yeah some people I follow talk about this on social media a lot. Basically, since you can pick and choose who you follow your online social interactions become an echo chamber of mostly people who believe the same thing as you.
This doesn't necessarily mean you're right when your post gets 1000's of likes by your followers and everyone else is wrong, it just means you've created a bunch of yes men followers. I can see how this works with inventors as well.
I'm sure it doesn't help that most businesses drive a yes man culture rather than one where people are allowed to voice objections and buck the trend.
Often it is the developers themselves as they tend to have a certain amount of hubris, especially when they have some success. I was scoffed at by a group from Nokia R&D back in 2004 when I mentioned their precarious position while they had 60% market share.