“Yet they carry on doing what they’re doing, despite knowing the risks. Perhaps they’re motivated by curiosity, hubris, wealth, fame, status, or prestige. (Aren’t we all?) Perhaps these motives overwhelm their moral qualms about what they’re doing.”
I’d like to add inertia/comfort to this list: people don’t like to change jobs, and changing fields is much harder.
Intervention idea: offer capabilities researchers support to transition out of the field
“Yet they carry on doing what they’re doing, despite knowing the risks. Perhaps they’re motivated by curiosity, hubris, wealth, fame, status, or prestige. (Aren’t we all?) Perhaps these motives overwhelm their moral qualms about what they’re doing.”
I’d like to add inertia/comfort to this list: people don’t like to change jobs, and changing fields is much harder.
Intervention idea: offer capabilities researchers support to transition out of the field