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Academia is not necessarily the pinnacle of achievement in a field, it is the pinnacle of published achievement. There is always a dual track of proprietary knowledge, and knowledge available to the commons. Since the latter is most beneficial to society, that’s why we have awards for people when they publish their research, instead of hiding it for maximum profit.

I don’t see something new here, these institutions to encourage people to share are old, so it must be a problem that had been recognized for a while.