From artists to scientists, all intellectual workers are preoccupied with the giving and taking of credit. Hiring, promoting, and rewarding academic staff is increasingly based on “citation counts” – the number of times someone receives credit in peer-approved publications.
从艺术家到科学家，所有脑力劳动者均过分关注荣誉的取舍。雇用、提升和奖励学术人员越来越依据“被引用的次数”—也就是在业界认可的出版物得到认可的次数。即便某人的作品受到批评，也会得到适当的加分。