I’m not stating novelty isn’t be part of the aim of research, I just think we need to be aware of the perverse incentives it creates when it becomes the sole u

I’m not stating novelty isn’t be part of the aim of research, I just think we need to be aware of the perverse incentives it creates when it becomes the sole underlying criteria by which merit is judged. I think there’s room for expanding the definition of what is good research to include replication of prior art because the field in general will be better off for it. I imagine novel research would still be more prized but it wouldn’t relegate replication to being considered a waste of time.