I think the precarious nature of non-tenured adjuncts plays into this system, as well as racism and sexism. If the only grants certain classes of people can get, or only path to publication, are the shady ones, what choice do we give people? People who are secure in the equity of their field and their economic standing don’t need to cheat on their research, but desperate people do desperate things. I also think people become so burned out by the injustice they start to think, why not?
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