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> You can't cry victimhood over your colleagues not filling in the gaps and taking care of the "technical" problems for you (presumably with the credit flowing

by rapsey 6y ago

> You can't cry victimhood over your colleagues not filling in the gaps and taking care of the "technical" problems for you (presumably with the credit flowing to you anyway). Papers commonly have multiple authors. Why would it be an issue to have multiple people work on different aspects of it? Being shunned from your department for personal reasons without consideration on the merit of the theory is an entirely different matter.

prvc 6y ago
Like it or not, ideally, there ought to be a slight bias in favor of the status quo in terms of revolutionary knowledge claims. That friction counteracts the unknown, unexamined, potential deficiencies of the new theory. Furthermore, a "put-up or shut up" standard is also appropriate. There are much, much better reasons to be skeptical and critical of authorities and institutions. I feel connecting his theory to this general attitude serves to marginally discredit the latter in net. Which is why a group like Vice would pounce on a story like this.
- rapsey 6y ago
  > Like it or not, ideally, there ought to be a slight bias in favor of the status quo in terms of revolutionary knowledge claims. Slight bias should not entail preventing you defending your PhD thesis or throwing you out of the department. > I feel connecting his theory to this general attitude serves to marginally discredit the latter in net. Which is why a group like Vice would pounce on a story like this. I wonder how you would react if your life's work resulted you in being outcast from your community and not even given a chance to defend yourself. It is so easy to have no compassion from people you do not know personally. Maybe you should look in the mirror to find some more instances of horrible attitude.
  - threatofrain 6y ago
    Eric Weinstein is very wealthy, has many supporters, is invited to many talkshows, and holds an important position in industry that enables him to have many connections. If he can't find professional support, then that is a smell. Compare to Mochizuki, who is in fact a career mathematician, but is also having trouble finding support.

by rapsey 6y ago

prvc 6y ago

Like it or not, ideally, there ought to be a slight bias in favor of the status quo in terms of revolutionary knowledge claims. That friction counteracts the unknown, unexamined, potential deficiencies of the new theory. Furthermore, a "put-up or shut up" standard is also appropriate. There are much, much better reasons to be skeptical and critical of authorities and institutions. I feel connecting his theory to this general attitude serves to marginally discredit the latter in net. Which is why a group like Vice would pounce on a story like this.

rapsey 6y ago
> Like it or not, ideally, there ought to be a slight bias in favor of the status quo in terms of revolutionary knowledge claims. Slight bias should not entail preventing you defending your PhD thesis or throwing you out of the department. > I feel connecting his theory to this general attitude serves to marginally discredit the latter in net. Which is why a group like Vice would pounce on a story like this. I wonder how you would react if your life's work resulted you in being outcast from your community and not even given a chance to defend yourself. It is so easy to have no compassion from people you do not know personally. Maybe you should look in the mirror to find some more instances of horrible attitude.
- threatofrain 6y ago
  Eric Weinstein is very wealthy, has many supporters, is invited to many talkshows, and holds an important position in industry that enables him to have many connections. If he can't find professional support, then that is a smell. Compare to Mochizuki, who is in fact a career mathematician, but is also having trouble finding support.