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Not sure if serious, but I disagree. I think scientists playing games with public perception is a big part of what undermined their credibility in the first place. Also this article talks about Ariely loudly promoting his own work after claiming he already should have known it failed to replicate. If scientific studies are being used to drive public discourse, then debunking them should be public discourse too. The very strength of science is its ability to be self-critical. The mechanics of that shouldn't be hidden away.