@NEETzsche
Also, just a weird question.
We all love to hate on Academia. It seems to be collapsing, and my personal opinion is, that scientific method does not contain a "peer review" step for a reason.
But, since you seem to be invested into the academic process, what do you think about Aydin Paladin's research videos?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4eMLus4d8Vw