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Re:Science needs more research software engineers by JetAlone on Wednesday June 01, 2022 @12:23AM (#31578046)
According to a quick search for the case of researchers, and the stereotype of most staff in academia across the board being underpaid, this means academic researchers would have even less incentives/perks/reward, because now they have one less beneficial status differential.

Is there some way to make human respect feel like it's not a zero sum game? The world may never know.

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Re:Science needs more research software engineers by barry-cotter on Wednesday June 01, 2022 @01:37AM (#31578521)
> Is there some way to make human respect feel like it's not a zero sum game?

Respect is non zero sum but status is definitionally a positional good. If you’re number 1 someone else isn’t. There can be uncertainty about status but ambiguity always collapses eventually. Everyone can be treated with respect but there will be a prestige or dominance hierarchy in any group of humans, subtle as it may be.

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