The Bed of Procrustes, did you read it too?
“Academia is to knowledge what prostitution is to love; close enough on the surface but, to the nonsucker, not exactly the same thing.” Nassim Nicholas...
Taleb’s analogy is sharp, but academia still drives foundational research—even if incentives are warped. On fiat dependence, agreed. Bitcoin’s rise may disrupt that, especially with institutional flows reshaping price dynamics. Recently read an analysis on how ETF inflows could impact BTC by 2026.
https://theboard.world/articles/bitcoin-etf-flows-price-dynamics-2026
https://theboard.world/articles/bitcoin-etf-flows-price-dynamics-2026