First, I do know how peer review works. Second, you're missing the key difference, here: peer review is for review and evaluation within the community of quali

First, I do know how peer review works. Second, you're missing the key difference, here: peer review is for review and evaluation within the community of qualified scientists. What I'm talking about is something else: the ability of the reasonably well-informed public to evaluate claims, even though they lack domain expertise.