[sgt101]

I think that you have to trust your collaborators, but that trust is being given far too easily at the moment because there is no consequence of it being betrayed.

In the old days a single dodgy paper meant ostracism. Literally - no meeting invites, no more grants, no promotion, no moves to another department. Nothing. You sat where you were in shame until you retired. You had to do a lot of teaching and admin as well.

I do not think that this is the case now, and folks know it and are acting that way.