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The other smart professors. Which is exactly how it worked in the now distant past.
by User23 5y ago
The other smart professors. Which is exactly how it worked in the now distant past.
- varjag 5y agoSo what you are saying is, peer review.
- rscho 5y agoWhich is exactly how it still works in many places. You have to be co-opted and have the vote of your peers. This doesn't do anything to ensure those elected are able. It ensures they are politically desirable.
- dagw 5y agoWon't those professors then just hire people that agree with their pet theories?
- achillesheels 5y agoThose professors in the distant past flourished in a more spiritual age. They did not treat themselves as professionals nor had a sense of “career”.