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by fsckboy 301 days ago
people go into academia for the money? no. they do it for the recognition they seek, the status they will attain. publish or perish.
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> publish or perish

Yes, that's the summary of the incentive system. It's not a highly remunerative profession although the rockstars can do quite well (usually through side gigs).

Practitioners of economics accept many types of scarcity and currency. Consider, for example, the marketplace of ideas paid for with attention, belief, energy spent spreading our favorites.