I agree with you completely. What makes me sad, however, is that you describe the ideal of academia I had in my mind when I was entering academia, which simply

I agree with you completely. What makes me sad, however, is that you describe the ideal of academia I had in my mind when I was entering academia, which simply no longer exists, if it ever had. Academia is not focused on the pursuit of the truth anymore, and we get to watch its value and reputation decay and die in front of our eyes.