On 01/05/2013 09:07 PM, Joakim wrote:
You assume they want someone to pay attention. The real goal is slip under the radar, keep collecting the free government money for doing nothing of any import.
Most academics would love attention (which usually gets you more money) and would love to be doing something of import. The problem is that if you don't get sufficient publications in the right journals or conferences, with their mandated publication formats, you don't get the career brownie points required to keep getting funding (government or otherwise).
It's lock-in via the requirements of the funding organizations, unfortunately. :-(
