The difference here is you were having arguments with someone during development. It’s easy to look at a successful final product and say “that guy had no clue what he was talking about about!”
Bethesda is saying the same thing about their fans, but for a final product that’s not very good. It’s one thing to dismiss criticism during your process, but to dismiss criticism after you present your results is basically saying you are never open to it.
I feel like a lot of the more modern problems with our society stem from people NOT calling out and shaming dumbasses. Ignorance used to be a thing to be ashamed of, now people wear it with a badge of pride. I think some of that comes from the internet, which has allowed people to ignore any criticism and find echo chambers of fellow idiots to circle jerk each other into believing they’re right.
Ignorance and stupidity deserve to be called out, and those who spread it shouldn’t be protected from embarrassment.