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The Mechaber in Kesef Mishna, Hilchos Mamrim 2:1 writes:

Amorim can’t dispute Tannaim, and later generations can’t dispute Amorim because the Amorim accepted the authority of the Tannaim, and the later generations accepted the authority of the Tannaim.

The Chazon Ish says that such acceptance is an acknowledgement that the earlier generations are more correct since they are wiser and closer to Sinai. (Chazon Ish, Letters 2:24) And the Maharal (Beer Hagolah 6) says that the Amoraim recognized their inferior state in relationship to the Tannaim and therefore didn’t argue with them.

It seems like R. Ovadia argues with this

we can say 1 of 3 things

1)You don’t understand R. Ovadia correctly

2) R. Ovadia doesn’t hold like this and therefore each is somech on who they hold like, but to say that the people who follow poskim are ignorant is wrong.

3)we dont understand the mechaber correctly

I personally would go like #1 or #2