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If it is widely perceived as a massive problem, why are there no moves to change the system? The intransigence shows there is no recognition of the problem, or
by wddkcs 3y ago
If it is widely perceived as a massive problem, why are there no moves to change the system? The intransigence shows there is no recognition of the problem, or the perverse incentives prevent change, which is the same problem at another level.
- bumby 3y agoUpton Sinclair said, "It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends upon his not understanding it." This applies to multiple levels in the publication game. Lab grants would likely dry up if the size of the problem was revealed to be massive. Publications would lose credibility, prestige, and money if the problem proved large. It can be recognized as a problem by those who's salaries don't depend on it, but still remain unchanged because those in the best position to change it have salaries that do.
- coolhand2120 3y agoPerhaps you’re not looking hard enough https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Replication_crisis https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Replication_crisis