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by lambdatronics
1635 days ago
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>People do research and write papers because they have to produce something measurable, not because the research they do is actually interesting or important. Yes, so much of this. I think it's a direct consequence of your next point: >I wanted to stay in academia so I couldn't take any risks. That's how boring research gets prioritized. |
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Yes, I realized I was part of the problem, but couldn't help it (except by leaving). If it was only a bunch of PhD students and postdocs wasting their time, the boring research wouldn't be such a problem. It becomes a problem, however, when everyone is doing it and the actual good publications get drowned in noise.