Researchers pine for pre-2000s methodological papers with no mathiness or defensive fluff
PMinervini · x · 2026-09-23
A widely shared take laments the decline of academic writing: methodological papers written over 20 years ago had no defensive writing about impact, no pretend "real-world" applications, no mathiness — just a few clear examples illustrating the main ideas and going straight to the point.
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