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Re:Nature retracts controversial superconductivity paper by ... by MarkusQ on Wednesday November 08, 2023 @12:05AM (#38187012)
Seems clear to me: "change the system so that publications in big-name journals are not important for career advancement." There are many fields that don't have this requirement, or anything like it, and the suggestion is that academia join their ranks.

The "alternative solution" to having a thing that wacks people on the head every Tuesday is...not having it.

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Re:Nature retracts controversial superconductivity paper by ... by EVa5I7bHFq9mnYK on Wednesday November 08, 2023 @01:35AM (#38187416)
Businesses have money. Governments have votes. What measurable quantity do you propose for scientific work? Votes of colleagues? It's even more corrupt.
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Re:Nature retracts controversial superconductivity paper by ... by fooker on Wednesday November 08, 2023 @03:38AM (#38188029)
Are you familiar with the concept of Chesterton’s fence?
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