Researcher slams TCS community culture: prestige-optimized, produces zealots
_onionesque · x · 2026-10-14
- @onionesque says his contempt for the theoretical computer science community is partly justified: he argues the field optimizes for prestige and reliably produces zealot-like shills rather than responsible public figures.
- He claims not to know a single exception, extending his earlier criticism of irresponsible AI-displacement discourse.
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