Is he right?

What a surprise, a board full of flat earther morons has Taleb fanboys.

>implying private companies are any less strict with their money
>implying research companies don't have set goals and guidelines
Top fucking kek

found the pre grad student guys

That's definitely true when it comes to the humanities lol

Company:

- Narrow field of research
- No freedom
- 'Minimum Viable Product' mentality
- Have to justify existence to business graduates on a daily basis

Sounds great

this is true

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Yes, 99% of research is pure crap, and it's accepted by everyone, but it's all worth it for that 1% that is truly exceptional. There is no way to avoid that situation.

Sources?

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sturgeon's_law
quora.com/Is-Elon-Musk-right-in-saying-most-academic-papers-are-useless

>Please give any example

Not that user, but James Enstrom is an example. He did a study on passive smoking and the university he worked for effectively fired him because he came to the conclusion it wasn't harmful. They fired him because he didn't reach the conclusion their ideology demanded.

articles.latimes.com/2012/jun/15/local/la-me-ucla-20120615