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by orange3xchicken 1727 days ago
Not arguing with your point, but the blame shouldn't entirely be attributed to the research community. It's easy to read about the various parasitic practices conducted by academic & government administrations.

People who do science professionally know all about the competitive nature of the academic & research job market & "publish or perish". Just like anyone else, scientists are at least somewhat motivated by financial stability and career progression.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Publish_or_perish

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academic_careerism