• Dyskolos@lemmy.zip
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    1 年前

    Yes you absolutely could. It takes 1m away from what is “corrupt and fucked” and helps me being the opposite. E.g. could buy me a lot of ads telling the world how corrupt and fucked it all is.

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      1 年前

      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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        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.