"Critique is seen as a nuisance and a reminder of our fallibility in contemporary science when it should be highly regarded as the cornerstone of the practice. ... The standing joke is that everyone hates Reviewer Number 2 because they provide the most challenging peer review, blocking the path to publication. It’s a good sign that we can joke, but we need to go further: We need to love our critiques."
https://www.discoursemagazine.com/ideas/2023/07/18/the-case-for-scientific-failure/