The point is that institutions are comprised of peers that validate one's work. It's the validation that's important - confirmation from (ostensibly) equals th

The point is that institutions are comprised of peers that validate one's work. It's the validation that's important - confirmation from (ostensibly) equals that the work is rigorous and original. In contrast, anyone can go down a delusional rabbit-hole and present it to the world as „truth“, when it's anything but; and then try to pass themselves off as an independent academic. That's just not going to work in Science.