Hmm I'm not convinced that the establishment is sitting it out. Isn't it more likely that they are working the conservative process of registering experimental intent and planning only then to be followed by the experiment and only then to be followed by press release? If a bunch of amateurs can spook the old guys into violating well established procedure then id be pretty concerned about their competence.
Well, the work is happening right now.
You seem to want to make it sound like impatient kids being unreasonable or something, which is a ridiculous read.
It is more a matter institutions becoming irrelevant because they literally can't keep up with their peers. Which brings me back to,
> Seems kind of stupid to do chemistry in your kitchen.
When the institutions in your country become incompetent, that's what you're left with.