It all goes back to how scientists get paid. There is a citation index. It's a list of how many times other scientists mention your publications in their publications.

 

You can get a high index number by being Einstein and saying E=MC squared. Everybody for the next fifty years will be publishing papers that say, " As Einstein said, E=MC squared" therefore.....

 

The other way to get a high index number is to say something really boneheaded and asinine like," Never mind Marylyn Monroe, Einstein was gay." Then just wait for all the know-it-alls in the galaxy to contradict you in their publications.

 

Next year the review board looks at your citation index and it's wayyyy up. There is nothing to show if it’s positive or negative comments. They will decide, "This guy needs a raise!"