• GregorGizeh@lemmy.zip
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    2 months ago

    No, you can’t. If you believe that academia is corrupted by money to the point you walk away from it, taking their accolades and cash prizes would make you a complete hypocrite. And nobody would take you or anything you say afterwards seriously any more.

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      2 months ago

      Sure, but also you do not accept the 1m and that’s it. You’re not changing the system, you’re not furthering yourself, you “just” stood by your principles. Admitted, a million would alsp probably not help to correct the system.