alt Hacker NewsAs a gross simplification, there are two kinds of fields. Some are defined by the methods they use, and some by the topics they study.
The latter will use any methods that may yield results. That creates a problem. The people who are in the target audience for a paper and may try to replicate the results often fail to do so, because they lack the expertise. Because their background is too different.
I think you think that because we don't agree that I have some grave misunderstanding of some, to be frank, basic facts. I assure you, I perfectly understand what you're bringing up here and in the last comment.
But I think you still haven't understood my point about trade-offs. At least you aren't responding as if these exist.
Our disagreement isn't due to lack of understanding the conditions, it is due to a difference in acceptable limitations. After all, perfection doesn't exist.
So you can't just solve problems like this by bringing up limitations in an opposing viewpoint. I assure you, I was already well aware of every single one you've mentioned...