> I wonder why are such sayings NOT persecuted as libelous Because studies of the replication crisis have actually borne this out. Journals with higher impact

> I wonder why are such sayings NOT persecuted as libelous Because studies of the replication crisis have actually borne this out. Journals with higher impact publish more results that fail replication than journals with less impact, because those results are counterintuitive and "sexy". Being first to publish such novel or unintuitive findings increases their profile/impact because they'll get cited more.