I never said fraud is the correct reaction. Like I said, I believe it is wrong unequivocally. I did say that fraud is something that is essentially encouraged

I never said fraud is the correct reaction. Like I said, I believe it is wrong unequivocally. I did say that fraud is something that is essentially encouraged in academia. Nobody is forced to do it of course, but then again, any system will have its flaws that encourages bad behaviour, and it is also advantageous to restructure the system to minimize that.