[superb_dev]

If you decide to research in $field, then you’ll typically need to keep publishing papers to keep your job

[throwaway1105q]

Indeed. That's what I'm saying - you decide you want to research and so you publish. Nobody decides to publish and so does research.

[BriggyDwiggs42]

How is this a useful critique? The publishing being a subgoal doesn’t mean it’s not still a goal.

[throwaway1105q]

How is that a useful critique? Yes, researchers publish research.