> To maximize your chances of publication (i.e. keeping your job), you have to make the most outlandish claims you can possibly maybe defend. This is compounde

> To maximize your chances of publication (i.e. keeping your job), you have to make the most outlandish claims you can possibly maybe defend. This is compounded by publishing negative/null results being disincentivized. Knowing what doesn't work can be as important as knowing what works.