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Academia has always been, and always will be, about new knowledge. The article laments the pursuit of citations but fails to note that it is today's primary quantitative measure of…

^ this guy. exactly. Measuring the utility of academia is futile. If anything should be said about utility it is that empirically, the average ROI on academia from the point of vie…

Exactly, while imperfect, these kudos are one of the only measures of academic ability.

I posit that "one's own selfish interests", which can include pursuing a research topic for the "general good", is a major driver of scientific inquiry. The evaluation of whether "…

"Practical application" is the domain of the engineer, the business person, the sales department, etc. Science and pure curiosity are one and the same.