The community has legitimate reasons to view research with a critical eye, but this knee-jerk criticism of any researcher who dares try to help us, even if their reputation is unimpeachable and their arguments are sound, is patients standing in their own way.
I understand that sometimes people have a bad week, and vent in whatever direction. And frankly, there will always be crazies. That's life. There will also be disagreement regarding whose arguments are sound... though I wouldn't have thought that would be in PACE!
But I think it's becoming part of our culture as a group, that it's okay to vent -- nonsensically, even -- in the direction of even good science. To clarify, I think we haven't been "too rough" with the PACE contingent, and poor science should
always be exposed, for the good of society. But maybe we should make sure it's bad science, before decrying it!
On FB post there is a claim that the authors don't really understand GET... immaterial to the argument of the paper, which is that 'recovery' is not actual recovery. The paper's thrust was not an attempt to explain GET in context.
@AndyPR that seems to be
modus operendi of some folks -- bring critical attention in order to delegitimize something they disagree with. By ensuring it is more widely seen, they ensure it is more widely criticized by their contingent, whomever that is.
You have to put the stage in place before you get on it
Yep.
J