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Going full circle then back into the old days when this was almost always the case. Sadly no matter if it’s the old way or the new way of doing research politic
by blowfish721 5y ago
Going full circle then back into the old days when this was almost always the case. Sadly no matter if it’s the old way or the new way of doing research politics, ego and personal disputes will still always play a big part.
- dr_dshiv 5y agoYes, and for better and for worse. “Science is friendship” isn’t far from the mark.
- lumost 5y agoWe're going to have a relatively large number of children/inheritors to billion dollar scale fortunes within a decade or two. These individuals will have more money than they would ever need to use - however they will lack for prestige and impact. I wouldn't be surprised if some of them choose to create university positions for themselves, or otherwise "self-fund" their own prestige projects.