New Ideas are Subject to the Acceptance of the Old Established Gatekeepers
Explanation
Invariably, peer review involves working at a university or research institution who are paid for the work involved in such reviews. New ideas require proof, not profit for professors who have preconceived ideas.
New ideas are just that – NEW. There is no state-of-the-art or previous understanding. They are likely to be disruptive and thus go against the rain of preconceived or taught beliefs. Many are going to be against it, as those looking at the idea might be sure of their original or new concepts fomenting in their minds. They certainly will be against anything that detracts from their esteemed position or funding they have lined up.
New ideas don’t require committees and rarely come from them. They are the product of fresh minds looking at the existing and connecting the dots in new ways, not in support or furthering existing ideas by patching them with greater complexity, therefore shutting out the new and re-establishing the old.
Quote: I had no idea that the deep state was so powerful, so vicious, and so egotistical that they would stop good science – Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong