Academics are elitists. They exist to write for their peers, most of which no one other than other academics will ever read. They have great difficulty writing succinctly or on a topic of general interest or importance. In short, they focus on the trivial. When Einstein wrote, “Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds. The mediocre mind is incapable of understanding the man who refuses to bow blindly to conventional prejudices and chooses instead to express his opinions courageously and honestly,” he had academics in mind.
"Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition to mediocre minds"
Einstein
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