A research area dies when you have to spend more time figuring out whom you must cite to avoid pointless arguments than thinking about ideas
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During the over-supply phase, citations that are demanded for political/socialization reasons are basically an economic rent
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This dynamic is why fields go through "ages" and "renaissances"... relative balance of citation load (tx costs) and work load creates cycles
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Currently attending a talk by Prof Amar Bhidé, a slide of which reminded me of your remark. bhide.net/syllabus/Pract
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Not quite sure what I'm looking at here. What kind of class is it? Business? Programming? Law?

