95% of academia is unnecessary. The part that makes this notably different from Sturgeon's law is that we know which parts that is and if we ever go through a r

95% of academia is unnecessary. The part that makes this notably different from Sturgeon's law is that we know which parts that is and if we ever go through a resource crunch we'll find out. Ask yourself how you'd allocate money as the sum available becomes less and less. The answers are obvious.