Self-publishing is definitely the domain of cranks. It's just not the exclusive domain of cranks. The real problem with this isn't that there is nothing worth

Self-publishing is definitely the domain of cranks. It's just not the exclusive domain of cranks. The real problem with this isn't that there is nothing worth reading being presented, but that the signal to noise ratio is just terrible. You can waste an inordinate amount of time looking fruitlessly - I can't blame anyone for deciding it isn't worthwhile.