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rrrrr · 4006 days ago · link · · parent · post: Peter Higgs: I wouldn't be productive enough for today's academic system
If you look back over the great works of philosophy and science, many of them were written by people who would be deemed "unproductive" and kicked out of today's academia. Our present-day universities are set against the idea of anyone withdrawing to engage in deep thought for a prolonged period. We have a system designed to promote mediocrity and instant results, instituted by mediocre politicians and managers who are themselves too blinkered to see its limitations. This seems to be the trend in all countries these days.