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my PhD was "hey guys all the research that was done in this field is bullshit, because you are using a terrible technique, here is a better technique, look at a
by dnautics 5y ago
my PhD was "hey guys all the research that was done in this field is bullshit, because you are using a terrible technique, here is a better technique, look at all the things that it fixes and enables if you don't faff around". People are still using the bullshit technique though, even citing my seminal paper, because it's less of a pain in the ass.
- huijzer 5y agoThis is exactly my experience as well. Old techniques are easier approved by peer review, I guess so there is little incentive to change?
- bumby 5y agoI think there is less risk from the reviewer and publisher’s standpoint. It’s much easier for them to get behind an incremental change than one that upsets the paradigm. Even if the incremental step is built on a more fundamental error, there is still a lot of former research built in it as well so they aren’t sticking their necks out like if they were the first to approve one that challenges the status quo
- whatever1 5y agoBetter ideas eventually win. Unfortunately there is no guarantee that you will be alive to see your recognition, and that sucks. But cheer up, your name will be there!
- dnautics 5y agoNah I kinda don't really care that much anyways. Academia is rotten enough that it's not worth shedding tears over anymore.