A friend from academia, someone I haven’t spoken to in years, saw my account and reached out privately. They asked to stay anonymous but wrote: “Of course I agree with what you say. Anyone with a head on their shoulders would agree. The question is, where did all the reasonable people who once existed vanish? Of course, given my situation, I can’t be vocal. I just quietly do my science and boycott pseudoscience.” Messages like this are common. Reasonable people have learned that speaking up comes with real costs. They know the academic system punishes honesty.