This is so full of little unique historical bits. Only someone who has helped build the field and the stories we tell of it would be able to connect these points together, Christina. It is really fantastic to get your perspective on writing.
I think a good bit — but not all — of the nomenclature treadmill comes from academia’s quest for novelty. And its easier to manufacture the perception of novelty than it is to find the real thing. Of course, the same fashions exist in industry and in all people. But I think academia feels the pressures to deliver novelty the most.
This is so full of little unique historical bits. Only someone who has helped build the field and the stories we tell of it would be able to connect these points together, Christina. It is really fantastic to get your perspective on writing.
I think a good bit — but not all — of the nomenclature treadmill comes from academia’s quest for novelty. And its easier to manufacture the perception of novelty than it is to find the real thing. Of course, the same fashions exist in industry and in all people. But I think academia feels the pressures to deliver novelty the most.