Re:Who are the polite Indians?
by FraaJad on Tuesday November 09, 2010 @10:57AM
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Once again, the incentives.
There is no obvious cultural incentive for smart Indians to share their knowledge on the "anonymous" internet. People look for "leverage". Sad, but true. This is the same reason why contributions to Open Source is so low from Indians.
As Aniket pointed out, knowledgeable Indians give back far less than they are capable of.
I have had the chance of observing this closely. My own mentor who is a PhD wouldn't divulge anything to anybody unless there was something in it for him.
He is a great teacher, but not when it comes to sharing the "jewels".
There is no obvious cultural incentive for smart Indians to share their knowledge on the "anonymous" internet. People look for "leverage". Sad, but true. This is the same reason why contributions to Open Source is so low from Indians.
As Aniket pointed out, knowledgeable Indians give back far less than they are capable of.
I have had the chance of observing this closely. My own mentor who is a PhD wouldn't divulge anything to anybody unless there was something in it for him. He is a great teacher, but not when it comes to sharing the "jewels".