I think the overwhelming problem is the amount of trust people have an academia, and especially, in elite academia. A Harvard research paper is trusted. The har

I think the overwhelming problem is the amount of trust people have an academia, and especially, in elite academia. A Harvard research paper is trusted. The harm of people trusting fake science is high. I see it every day in my field. 1) If people realize it's more like a Facebook post, that will be better. People will be able to push back. 2) Alternatively, if we clean up this mess, that will be even better. Academia ought to be trustworthy. I don't see a path to #2 without a lot of dishonest people with tenure being laid off. At elite institutions, most people hired in the past decade or two cheated at least a little bit. I don't see a path to get there without a high-profile scandal.