Most of the crappy things in this world are not because of evil masterminds, but because of those who enable exploiters and liars, and out of politeness avoid pointing them out.
I will call out anyone I catch in a lie, who exploits others for their own gain, who refuses to acknowledge an error, and anyone who lets things slide because they feel better when nasty things are out of mind, out of sight. I have seen the damage that does, and I refuse to let it slide.
People like Meredith Perry are the ones who manage to divert resources in their millions to obviously inane projects like the uBeam, or solar roads. They are exploiters, who not only divert resources from better uses, but also reduces the general opinion of science and engineering. Because of Meredith Perry and her ilk, everyone who actually creates new projects and viable products, have to fight harder.
In Finland, this kind of lackadaisical attitude towards results has lead to only approximately one large IT project in three to actually complete. It has become acceptable for almost two thirds of publicly funded projects to fail without producing any results, without repercussions to their leaders and purchasers, exactly because people do not want to be confrontational, and think that by being "reasonable", they are behaving in a more moral manner. What they are actually doing, is leaving enough room for these exploiters and fakers to live large.
I hate that. I will call out anyone that directly or indirectly, even unknowingly, supports that. I will explain exactly why and how, and I will use offensive language.
You demanded "better sources" for Meredith Perry's wikipedia article. Fact is, she has already shown she is a fraudster, and your attitude leaves other people, especially politicians and investors, to be defrauded and exploited by her. That is why I use such harsh language with those I perceive as being enablers of exploiters: it is one of the rare things I absolutely hate. I do not do it lightly.
If this gets me banned, so be it: I value truth and responsibility way more than I value anyones emotions. If emotions get elevated above truth, I'll walk out myself.