That’s not true, not even in science. Science has strong gatekeeping and moderation in the form of peer review. You can’t just publish any old shite.
That, in large part, is why I have a particular dislike of self-described “autodidact” grifters that tend to run rampant in Silicon Valley circles, getting subsidized by the ultra-rich because they are bullshit artists and sometimes outright cult leaders (see “MIRI” for example), promising miracles and transcendence to the ultra-rich where peer-reviewed scientific inquiry won’t.
That’s not true, not even in science. Science has strong gatekeeping and moderation in the form of peer review. You can’t just publish any old shite.
And we’ve seen what happens to online spaces when you get rid of gatekeeping and moderation. You get 8chan. You get the Christchurch shooting.
That, in large part, is why I have a particular dislike of self-described “autodidact” grifters that tend to run rampant in Silicon Valley circles, getting subsidized by the ultra-rich because they are bullshit artists and sometimes outright cult leaders (see “MIRI” for example), promising miracles and transcendence to the ultra-rich where peer-reviewed scientific inquiry won’t.