Scholar Slams Traditional Academic Evaluation as Subjective and Postmodern
RexDouglass · x · 2026-07-26
The author sharply criticizes the evaluation standards of traditional academia, arguing that their definitions are surprisingly "postmodern"—meaning work is considered good simply because they say so.
He points out the absurdity of this double standard: a century of failed attempts to prove a conjecture isn't considered "wrong" because it plays by the "right" rules. Meanwhile, a correct proof assisted by AI is dismissed simply because it lacks "authenticity."
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