I wouldn’t say that there are no inefficiencies in academia. There are inefficiencies in every line of work.
I would say that on the whole, a lot of great still work gets done.
I definitely wouldn’t say that academia is rife with “incompetence in concert with a lack of accountability.”
Sure, there are people with Ph.Ds who are not strong researchers. There are lot of them who are, though.
We may just disagree on the ratio of the two groups based on our own experiences.
I wouldn’t say that there are no inefficiencies in academia. There are inefficiencies in every line of work.
I would say that on the whole, a lot of great still work gets done.
I definitely wouldn’t say that academia is rife with “incompetence in concert with a lack of accountability.”
Sure, there are people with Ph.Ds who are not strong researchers. There are lot of them who are, though.
We may just disagree on the ratio of the two groups based on our own experiences.