On 2015-09-01 23:39, Yoad David Luxembourg wrote:
> Dear Gunner, everyone (who cares for this list)
>
> Yet again it seems we are heading towards that familiar heated fight
> on this list.
>
... ...
>
> But please everyone support academic debate in this forum, don't let
> become a place for trolling, or "No you are wrong!"sort of fights. It
> would be nice if we can build on each other arguments and contribution
> rather than reject them as "unworthy".
>
OK, so "move along" should be considered better than "No you are wrong"?
I don't think so.
But let's move along anyway.
Let's see: Terry is talking about 5% of
"(...) fields in which design activity is undertaken or people call
themselves designers."
The problem here is in "design activity is undertaken." The logic that
supports Terry's argument is the same as the logic that would support an
argument calling for all academic activity to be considered literature,
or typography, for instance, given that all include "literary activity"
and "typographic activity", etc., etc., ad infinitum.
This is silly. I'm not making a straw man here. "Algorithm designers"?
Seriously, Terry?..
I passed a street sign in my town the other day that said "Eyebrow
design" among other such activities as "Brazilian wax". Chalk one more
"design activity" on your list of more than 1600 activities. Perhaps
"Art and Design" is now just 4%.
Back to the original question:
The root of the problem, IMHO, is money.
Big academia has the resources to support research, small academia
doesn't.
Big companies that have research departments see research as assets, and
protect their assets.
There are some independent researchers. These still have to eat and pay
their bills, so they either have another job or have to somehow
"monetize" their research. Independent researchers who do this are seen
as mercenaries by some of those who hold tenure at big academia, and
that doesn't help.
Researchers in small academia, peripheral geographies and underdeveloped
countries can only succeed if they move to central geographies and big
academia.
Money makes the world go around. Like it or not.
There are no alternatives.
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Best regards,
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