Academia
The ‘rat race’ There is no mechanism today, other than time, donations, and personal social platforms, for researchers to support other researchers’ work.
Academia feels more pure, more playful , than industry? More of a ‘ constructionist ’ approach, freedom to ask your own questions. But it also has its fair share of perverse/dated incentives See also: independent research Research Incentives Research must be original — this drives people to stake out a piece of ground no one wants Research must be substantial — awkward problems mean more substance to write about and solve, discouraging elegant solutions Academics and scientists start good and get original. Hackers , from the start, are doing original work; it’s just very bad. They start origin
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