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This is why I believe in Engineering and not the modern "Academia Science". Totally corrupt, Ive seen it when I talked to professors about getting my PhD. You
by MrEfficiency 8y ago
This is why I believe in Engineering and not the modern "Academia Science".
Totally corrupt, Ive seen it when I talked to professors about getting my PhD. You prove what they want proven.
One is going to have millions of customers using it, the other is going to have a few biased professors review the data.
- vkou 8y agoIf you think this is any different from how industry works, you have not spent enough time in industry. After-the-fact-hypothesis is constantly used to retroactively justify business decisions.
- MrEfficiency 8y agoI have 10 years in Industry, testing hypothesis is testing. Building a product that is bad because 'X person wanted it' is bad Capitalism and will be punished. Academia doesnt have this same customer focused delivery.
- rossdavidh 8y agoHmmm...I think it depends on how fast the feedback loop of bad sales is. There are lots of cases where somebody inside a corporation wants the answer to be "X", because that's what they had advocated. It may be worse for the corporation as a whole, but it's better for that guy's career, and if the hit to the corporation is not immediately visible.