The folks who have benefited from the system are in power. They are too heavily invested in extending its existence in its current, increasingly corrupt form.

The folks who have benefited from the system are in power. They are too heavily invested in extending its existence in its current, increasingly corrupt form. I used to be enamored of academia and its promise. I am now glad there are increasing avenues for success for researchers who choose to leave it, given the limits of their capability to express their ideas honestly with the hope of being recognized for valuable work.