> I am very curious who are the "higher-ups" in an institution dedicated to the production and enrichment of intelligence within humanity? I was thinking about

> I am very curious who are the "higher-ups" in an institution dedicated to the production and enrichment of intelligence within humanity? I was thinking about both university and department administration, though for the latter I'm thinking only about faculty members with administrative positions. Also included are committee members. > But, my guess is the vast majority of the time these higher ups are just politically-savvy administrators who are just in it for the prestige and money. I think most genuinely believe they are doing what is in the best interest of science in general, perhaps limited by their own capabilities as they see it, i.e., they can't do everything and need to follow their bosses and incentives. But these people aren't always helping. > I am genuinely hoping the younger generation changes this dramatically. But, I am not seeing it. Most millennial academics are either supportive or entirely silent towards the status-quo. I would tend to agree that the younger generations don't seem any better in these respects than the older. But there is a growing independent science movement, and I'm hoping eventually they'll move the needle. Many of them are here: https://forum.igdore.org/ https://forum.igdore.org/