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Oded has argued previously[1] against awards in academia. [1]: http://www.wisdom.weizmann.ac.il/~oded/on-awards.html http://www.wisdom.weizmann.ac.il/~oded/on-

• throwaway91111 9y ago
  People may be tempted to call this hypocracy; i think it's classy.
  • greeneggs 9y ago
    Why? He argues that other people shouldn't get awards, but he's willing to take them himself? Honestly, I don't get it. His stance does real harm to young theorists, especially those doing cross-disciplinary research. But I think this is a minor issue, and don't want to take away from the bigger point, which is the award that he very much deserves.
    • detaro 9y ago
      I think there is a difference between arguing "there shouldn't be as many awards" and being negative about people receiving them. Has he demanded/argued for other people to decline their awards before?
  • santoshalper 9y ago
    Disliking a system and even publicly arguing against it, while still participating in it, is not hypocrisy, it is pragmatism. It would be hypocrisy if he started giving out his own award.
    • mfukar 9y ago
      Some would even argue that you can't meaningfully criticise a system without experience in it.