I don't see the irony. I don't agree with the whole premise that people reacted negatively in public because of the monkey dancing thing. Another explanation,

I don't see the irony. I don't agree with the whole premise that people reacted negatively in public because of the monkey dancing thing. Another explanation, IMO much more likely, is that people who disagreed with his claims simply chose not engage him in private due to the tone of the rant. Maybe his coworkers and collaborators find it very well to be told to "rot in your computational shit heap", but for most outsiders this sort of thing doesn't signal a willingness to have a polite conversation. Besides, the top 3 comments on the reddit thread, while "negative" and not thoroughly polite, also addressed some of OP's points and provided information for people interested in the field.