[moralestapia]

>it is unfair to say close to zero

No, it's not. I could write a book with all the extreme situations of abuse I've witnessed first-hand while in academia.

None of that would fly in a private company, simply because there is at least, like it or not, a premise of making the company profitable that still somehow favors merit over other things. You don't have that in academia, there are many instances in there where there is literally NO incentive to act in good faith.

Look at what happened at Uber, for instance, it took a while but the CEO got ousted and they took a hit on their public image. There are many (MANY) instances of sexual abuse and coercion that have been going on for DECADES at some of the world's most recognized institutions, and nothing happens. Some people are just untouchable in their little academic universes.

Do not speak about something you don't know in depth. The image that the regular folk has romanticized about science is false and needs to disappear, because it only favors those who are abusing the system to their benefit.

[cycomanic]

You making some pretty wild assertions without evidence to back them up.

Academia is by no means a paradise and there are lots of problems (largely caused by how academia is funded and the resulting incentive structures). Problems also include abuse etc., but the picture you paint is neither accurate nor warranted. It seems like your view is clouded by some bad experiences you've had, but you can't generalize those.

And I do know what I'm talking about.