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I suppose it depends on how you define nice? If you cheat at some point people will catch on, even if you don't face any real consequences. So if you want prest
by lasfter 5y ago
I suppose it depends on how you define nice? If you cheat at some point people will catch on, even if you don't face any real consequences. So if you want prestige within your community then cheating isn't the way to go.
If you want to look impressive to non-experts and get lots of grant money/opportunities, I'd go for lots of straightforward publications in top-tier venues. Star findings will come under greater scrutiny.
- rscho 5y agoNot outright cheating, but cooking results to seem better/surprising and publishing lots of those shitty papers is the optimal way to build a career in many fields. In medicine, for example.
- lasfter 5y agoCooking results seems like outright cheating to me.
- DistressedDrone 5y agoIt's more complicated than that. It can look something like this: https://xkcd.com/882/ https://xkcd.com/882/