Anyone who can achieve results without suffering the same tribulations to join the ranks of professors is a threat at best, a charlatan at worst, and to be dismissed regardless.
A large part of the electorate distrusts academics and is in turn dismissive of academics’ priorities and recommendations. It’s correct for members of the public to distrust institutions that are not earnest.
The casualties are, of course, enormous.
People cheat, even in single games. If there is an online game to find birds IRL, there is an achievement to find a dodo, someone will find it.
I've also see a lot of dubious or even wrong results in preprints and journal articles, so the only conclusion is that there are morons and liars everywhere. Trust but verify.
There still personal ideology, teh lulz, basic cluelessness, and just being nuts.
tbrownaw•5h ago
This example is using what sounds like crowdsource apps as a measurement instrument. Which is going to have different limitations and different sources of interference than other measurement instruments, but of course it can work if what you're using it for is able to handle this.
awesome_dude•5h ago