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bonoboTPlast Tuesday at 11:06 PM2 repliesview on HN

Ok, then next question is why are you in academia? To share knowledge with humanity, bring the Promethean light to the mortals or something I guess. But then if they use it for productive things that make money, that's too smelly, that's too practical, too dirty, or what?


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darkwateryesterday at 8:21 AM

What a petty view of others you have :( What should they do then? Just shrug and move on, the machine must continue to grind no matter what? Why there is always this request for 100% purity if you dare to criticize the system or part of it?

avereveardyesterday at 8:35 AM

Grants.They want the juicy grants and complain of the strings attached.

Guess the single strongest predictor of paper in field per year?

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