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bonoboTPyesterday at 1:14 PM1 replyview on HN

Academia is itself self promotion. Conferences, publications, talks, all of it.


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a123b456cyesterday at 9:03 PM

I understand why this external view exists, as dissemination is inherently part of the scientific mission; but if you look more carefully, you will see that it is simultaneously science promotion, and many of the best participants do not shamelessly promote themselves.

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