Seers can be seen as unproductive and slow, plus the independence of thought that allows them to challenge dogma also makes it hard for them to not rock the boat. Universities today are relatively intolerant of these kinds of people and this is...well, not a good thing.
I cannot agree more. Its almost impossible to talk to most Computer Science Profs or anyone who analyzes data as part of their research. The tools and scale of computing I work with every day is FAR beyond their wildest dreams. I've offered them time on our systems and access to modern database systems and analytics and they run the other way. No one works with flat files anymore IRRL yet that is what many at the U do. LOL.
