>This shit has to stop. If publish or perish is going to continue to be a thing, maybe just switch to publishing negative results. It's not sexy, but it's valua

>This shit has to stop. If publish or perish is going to continue to be a thing, maybe just switch to publishing negative results. It's not sexy, but it's valuable too. I had an argument recently about why fundamental research was important. The other person insisted that money should only be spent on endeavors where the outcome is known to benefit humanity. They couldn't accept, despite not having any science or math training, that sometimes we study things that start off seemingly useless and become important, or that we sometimes stumble upon things. (And this is why we should spend money on science in general). Think about all the scientifically illiterate politicians who control money and funding who probably have similar views. I can totally understand how we let things get this bad. If you don't provide a positive result, you might be facing unemployment. It's not about advancing our knowledge anymore.