I fully agree with your analysis of the shortcomings of the academic system, but that&#x27;s really a lame response and suggests that you didn&#x27;t think this through.  We&#x27;re not talking about people in their early twenties who can invest some years in crazy experiments without fearing the consequences.  Researchers at that stage have invested a substantial chunk of their lives in their careers and many of them have families to support.  It would be foolish of them to take such a risk.  If your attitude is, fuck them, it was their mistake to take up a career in academia, you will not attract the best people.