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*Vegas » 29 Sep 2024, 11:39 am » wrote: ↑

29 Sep 2024, 11:39 am

There are a few reasons for why it has gone downhill. One big one is that researchers, in universities, are so pressured to publish a certain number of papers a year, that they just write so they can meet their quota. Quantity over quality.

I read papers for profs on occasion.
Some educated, intelligent people need dummies like me to read before submission because they write like ****.   

...and you're right about that "publish or perish" crap.

Another aspect that is even uglier is PC being very alive and well. One of my last experiences was finding a full professor was not granted tenure due to her political bent. She fought back enough to realize she was battling her own history. She's good at what she does, years of experience, no career mishaps, etc. Even being a woman should have helped her be a shoo-in.
Conservative leanings did her in. She said **** it and will retire soon.

Universities are complete ****.