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Eh... I've definitely seen what you describe borne out, but I've also seen cases where the contrarian/outlier is afforded a special status within that group. Not 100% sure how to account for that (aside from the specific nature of the contrarianism not really challenging the specific shared sacred belief involved?).
Edit: Noted that this comment was before the edit with additional discussion points, haven't integrated those into this response but am reading for consideration.
Where I live people don't tolerate contrarianism... but yeah some other cultures or places might.
Even in academia, contrarianism got you ostracized. It was a role only allowed for the 'elder statesman' of the group to perform.