• phoneymouse@lemmy.world
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      Academics do research and publish papers. Getting recognition for your research attracts grant funding and leadership opportunities. One could say this can corrupt the pursuit of truth and knowledge.

      I’ve seen academics push colleagues to be cited in their papers in order to grow their influence. Counting citations is a way academics compete and try to show their value. It doesn’t necessarily correlate to quality research.

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        Okay, i agree with all of that, but I was addressing that “those who can’t do, teach; those who can’t teach become college professors” can’t make sense as college professors, in addition to research, teach college courses.