Not very much money (read: almost 0). If you get scooped you might be out of a job. "Academic politics is the most vicious and bitter form of politics, because

Not very much money (read: almost 0). If you get scooped you might be out of a job. "Academic politics is the most vicious and bitter form of politics, because the stakes are so low." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sayre%27s_law https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sayre%27s_law