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Re:BetrFS: an in-kernel file system that uses Bε trees to or... by globular-toast on Wednesday December 01, 2021 @10:41AM (#29404811)
> Academia only cares about publishing to get funding.

That's just not true. To do well in academia you have to be truly invested in your field. You can just about get by if you're only in it for the papers, but it's just like getting by in a job that you're only in for the money. At the end of the day, though, in a world where everyone is forced to be productive or be homeless, there are times when publishing becomes a necessity. This doesn't mean they only care about publishing, though.

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Re:BetrFS: an in-kernel file system that uses Bε trees to or... by esyir on Wednesday December 01, 2021 @11:03AM (#29405113)
It is however, very much a follow the incentives kinda situation. Just as the monetary incentive can also bring about many unwanted behaviour. The pride /publication based incentives introduce their own flavour of dysfunction.
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Re:BetrFS: an in-kernel file system that uses Bε trees to or... by goodpoint on Wednesday December 01, 2021 @12:40PM (#29406692)
> To do well in academia you have to be truly invested in your field

I never said the opposite. For individuals it takes a huge lot of dedication.

But academia, as a whole entity, is being forced into the publish-or-die mindset.

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