In a non-academic setting though I have not seen the extremely brilliant person get anything other than the promotions they deserve. The problem I have seen is

In a non-academic setting though I have not seen the extremely brilliant person get anything other than the promotions they deserve. The problem I have seen is that a huge percent of the average thinks they are that brilliant person when they simply are not. I know I surely am not. Academia though is a completely different animal. The whole system is completely broken beyond repair. Like trying to keep a 1992 Ford Taurus on the road in 2022. We are just setting money on fire to drive a piece of shit instead of investing in a new car.