This is a fantasy I remember hearing in grad school. Get a little more senior and the whole perception shatters. You can put whatever rubbish you want out there. But if you are getting attention, or want attention, you have to play by the rules. Those rules are whatever the community dictates. Otherwise, why would Nick Polson be at risk of being discredited? It's no different from any other field, math is not special. Correctness is a necessity. It is not sufficient.