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IlyaShpitser comments on Open Thread August 31 - September 6 - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: IlyaShpitser 03 September 2015 01:07:04PM 1 point [-]

I think the primary purpose of peer review isn't PR, but sanity checking. Peer reviewed publications shouldn't be a concession to outsiders, but the primary means of getting work done.