Not arguing with your point, but the blame shouldn't entirely be attributed to the research community. It's easy to read about the various parasitic practices conducted by academic & government administrations.

People who do science professionally know all about the competitive nature of the academic & research job market & "publish or perish". Just like anyone else, scientists are at least somewhat motivated by financial stability and career progression.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Publish_or_perish

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academic_careerism