Crankscape

A crankscape is an "" of pseudoscience. Contrary to popular belief, cranks are often not isolated individuals writing their masterpieces in a complete vacuum. In practice, they actively engage with each other's work and establish infrastructure to spread their ideas. This web of relationships is what we call a crankscape.

Fake academia is an important part of the crankscape and an ecosystem in its own right. In addition, there are various websites and publishers that cater specifically to cranks. It is worth noting that even seemingly mainstream publishers, such as Amazon's, play a major role in the global crankscape.

Crankscapes are often local, confined to specific places because of language barriers and economics. However, the advent of the Internet has facilitated the growth of a global crankscape. Pseudo-scholars on opposite sides of the globe can now access and study each other's work, leading to the exchange of ideas and the dissemination of their output on a global scale.