What you wrote make total sense for fundamental sciences. However, a lot if not most scientific fields are removed from that, and the supply of ideas or things

What you wrote make total sense for fundamental sciences. However, a lot if not most scientific fields are removed from that, and the supply of ideas or things to investigate is way larger. In this context, gaming the system is easier. I see it in my field, where lot of published stuff is junk written for publication count.