The so-called scientific research is essentially ten thousand errors that lead to one success, or even a hundred thousand, a million experiments to achieve success once.
This is all normal and necessary trial and error.
No scientific researcher is afraid of failure, they understand more than anyone that failure is the mother of success.
Of course, in Donghai City and all other cities, scientific failures are certainly not penalized, but... the suppression and constraints of societal and widespread norms cause the innate drive and courage to make mistakes to disappear.
Imagine this.
A person who fears penalties in life, dares not speak up, take risks, make mistakes, or offer dissent or rebellion, is it possible for them to suddenly become fearless of hardship and failure, challenge authority with a bold spirit after graduating from years of hard study and entering the laboratory?
Is that realistic?
Not at all.