"This valorization of the new for its own sake has reshaped the scientific enterprise, privileging novelty over reliability and fragmentation over coordination."

I think this explains why bricklayers and plumbers earn more than most scientists now. At some point doing things differently doesn't add value.

I only read a few passages so far but the book seems very timely and well-written even when most ideas are not ... new.

https://www.openbookpublishers.com/books/10.11647/OBP.0507

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