> Too many "scientists" are in it for the holidays, money
Yeah no. Prestige within the profession yes, these two you probably get more of (and less politics and having to fight for grants) piloting garbage trucks.
And talking about grants, that's a big part of what "prestige" is about. There is also an ego-stroking component but the scrap-fighting of obtaining grants (and keeping them) requires publication and forces many into "prestige-seeking" not because they want to do it but because without it they get no grants and without grants they get to do no science.
> I'm afraid it's not "understandable", it's nasty, selfish, and contrary to scientific advancement.
Fix science funding and 90% of the "prestige" issues will be fixed.
Yeah no. Prestige within the profession yes, these two you probably get more of (and less politics and having to fight for grants) piloting garbage trucks.
And talking about grants, that's a big part of what "prestige" is about. There is also an ego-stroking component but the scrap-fighting of obtaining grants (and keeping them) requires publication and forces many into "prestige-seeking" not because they want to do it but because without it they get no grants and without grants they get to do no science.
> I'm afraid it's not "understandable", it's nasty, selfish, and contrary to scientific advancement.
Fix science funding and 90% of the "prestige" issues will be fixed.