The pressures are perhaps greater now than when Feynman started out in science, partly because so much of the academic career path is more rigid and formulaic t

The pressures are perhaps greater now than when Feynman started out in science, partly because so much of the academic career path is more rigid and formulaic than it used to be. Still, human nature being what it is, the temptation to cut corners has always been (and likely will always be) there.