If you treat it as hazing the problem becomes more manageable. Ultimately, scientists want to be understood and accepted by their peers and make friends, they

If you treat it as hazing the problem becomes more manageable. Ultimately, scientists want to be understood and accepted by their peers and make friends, they are people after all. A culture of abuse can start when the notion of exclusivity is accepted and outsiders want to join the group, whether that be in a single research group or within a field of study. The problem is exacerbated by greedy individuals, and limited pools of funding to carry out research. In turn, the greediest are the most exclusive, and the most prone to toxic behavior and chronic hazing.