If the authors got fired would you still suspect they engineered it? In reality this kind of stuff spirals out of control chaotically so it's incredibly risky to do it on purpose.
oh yes, because there is HUGE reward in fighting against the most popular narrative /S.
In all seriousness, sometimes for certain people (outliers) there can be, but like musicians and sports stars for every one person who turns a censored idea into a speaking tour there are millions who are just quietly fired.
You can be suspicious all you want, but frankly that is totally irrelevant info and frankly useless. Some people are suspicious that the earth is round, either it is or it isn't and if you think he's wrong, prove him wrong and publish your findings, that's the system. The system is not "I don't like this idea so it must be wrong"
This is honestly going to end in disaster soon enough
From the publication? Why? The article is self written - it's not all that surprising that an author would seek out a friendly outlet - ensures publishing in full, drives advertising views (money) to 'friendly' places. You can see politicians doing the same thing, even at the national level - Democrats and Republican senators write letters for publishing to different papers, mostly those that agree with them.
