[albatruss]

This is exactly the reason why academics like their ivory tower, and value credentials more than egalitarian hackers do.

[codezero]

Because they can trust the work of their peers as having met some agreed upon standard, or are you saying academics are bad and hackers are actually egalitarian as a general rule?

[albatruss]

Trust is important. Hackers are naive and will rediscover the old lessons.