Reviewers reward flaw-free work, users reward useful work — why peer review punishes innovation
wzenus · x · 2026-11-08
Haoquan03 points out a paradox in peer review: any tiny flaw invites a negative score, so the system rewards work with zero vulnerabilities, while genuinely innovative work can rarely be flawless — incremental papers get accepted more easily, and AI-era incentives amplify this.
wzenus adds a remedy: evaluate work by its users, not reviewers — if people use your work every day, even while complaining, it is valuable.
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