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Most of academia is toxic. Those who don't see that haven't spent enough time in it. I believe things can't go well in general in any area where money comes fr

by 1996 8y ago

Most of academia is toxic. Those who don't see that haven't spent enough time in it. I believe things can't go well in general in any area where money comes from organized begging ("proposals", "apply for funding"), driven by reputation ("publications", "impact factor") and where the bad eggs can't even be fired ("tenure")

neuromantik8086 8y ago
> driver by reputation ("publications", "impact factor") and where the bad eggs can't even be fired ("tenure") From personal experience, I've always felt as though the existence of "rock star" academics always gave academia a Hollywood-like feel in terms of systemic abuse and candidly bizarre and maladaptive behaviors on the part of researchers.
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- 1996 8y ago
  At least Hollywood has tabloids to keep things reasonable!
  - neuromantik8086 8y ago
    Academia does have Retraction Watch [0]. Unfortunately/fortunately, it operates outside the system. [0] https://retractionwatch.com/ https://retractionwatch.com/
GW150914 8y ago
Most of academia is toxic. Those who don't see that haven't spent enough time in it. Or they’ve spent way too much time in. It’s like people who spend a couple of decades in a prison, they’re fully institutionalized and feel they can’t cope with the real world.
Kalium 8y ago
My experience is that some people in academia really have minimal idea of what the world outside it is like. They literally can't imagine anything different and certainly haven't experienced it.
eli_gottlieb 8y ago
>I believe things can't go well in general in any area where money comes from organized begging ("proposals", "apply for funding"), driven by reputation ("publications", "impact factor") and where the bad eggs can't even be fired ("tenure") So you're never, ever gonna work with venture capitalists?
- 1996 8y ago
  Being in crypto, fortunately I won't have to. One of the few benefits of ICO: you can now raise money without having to bother with VCs. That's a nice evolution.
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by 1996 8y ago

neuromantik8086 8y ago

> driver by reputation ("publications", "impact factor") and where the bad eggs can't even be fired ("tenure") From personal experience, I've always felt as though the existence of "rock star" academics always gave academia a Hollywood-like feel in terms of systemic abuse and candidly bizarre and maladaptive behaviors on the part of researchers.

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1996 8y ago
At least Hollywood has tabloids to keep things reasonable!
- neuromantik8086 8y ago
  Academia does have Retraction Watch [0]. Unfortunately/fortunately, it operates outside the system. [0] https://retractionwatch.com/ https://retractionwatch.com/

GW150914 8y ago

Most of academia is toxic. Those who don't see that haven't spent enough time in it. Or they’ve spent way too much time in. It’s like people who spend a couple of decades in a prison, they’re fully institutionalized and feel they can’t cope with the real world.

Kalium 8y ago

My experience is that some people in academia really have minimal idea of what the world outside it is like. They literally can't imagine anything different and certainly haven't experienced it.

eli_gottlieb 8y ago

>I believe things can't go well in general in any area where money comes from organized begging ("proposals", "apply for funding"), driven by reputation ("publications", "impact factor") and where the bad eggs can't even be fired ("tenure") So you're never, ever gonna work with venture capitalists?

1996 8y ago
Being in crypto, fortunately I won't have to. One of the few benefits of ICO: you can now raise money without having to bother with VCs. That's a nice evolution.
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