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Thanks for the link to my blog. This interpretation is not just uncharitable; it also does not really back up your argument: contrarily to the student who beca

Thanks for the link to my blog. This interpretation is not just uncharitable; it also does not really back up your argument: contrarily to the student who became a grant admin, the PI decided to pursue in this very same route, building a vast scientific enterprise on the said PhD work... If the to-become-grant-administrator decided to leave it there, this person has demonstrated a somewhat more rational course of action than the academic!

dnautics 12y ago
I agree that it's more rational than the academic, but that's exactly my point, what is the rational course of action in these cases for selfish individuals in aggregate creates an environment where bad outcomes are enriched. The bad outcome of the PI's lack of introspection, is a really low bar to be comparing against.