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> the newbies compete so intensely amongst themselves that they can’t compete with the established dominant choice — in the case of research, that often means [mostly only old papers get cited].

The article does not mention tenure and the publish or perish incentive (which forces academia to work like the auto industry, just-in-time manufacturing of incrementally better output).

https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/gMszBSAX23uqYhytR/technologi...

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