"HCI" as in "human-computer interface"? Or something else.
"not possible to be both an inclusive field and a field that embraces criticism."
Hm. Over time, will the field will stop producing useful new results?
A comment from an actor, years ago: "In New York, they tell you if you suck. In LA, they don't call you back if you suck. In SF, nobody tells you that you suck. So you suck forever."