[throwaway85825]

>If you are politically connected, or stay in an narrow lane of approved work, you get your grant.

That's how its always been, it's just that most people are not attuned to academic politics.

[SubiculumCode]

Bullshit. Academic politics exist but not to the degree your comment suggests. These are not equivalent situations.

[BoingBoomTschak]

Yeah, let's look at the sociology field and oh....