> A lot of the problems in academia, I believe, come from incompetence
Indeed, but:
1. We are all - well, almost all of us - incompetent in many aspects of our lives, and competent only in some.
2. The incompetent are often not willing to simply cede their place and let the competent do what (arguably) needs to be done.
3. Proving and verifying competence is quite difficult unless you are yourself competent and close to their field competence in which is in question...
Indeed, but:
1. We are all - well, almost all of us - incompetent in many aspects of our lives, and competent only in some.
2. The incompetent are often not willing to simply cede their place and let the competent do what (arguably) needs to be done.
3. Proving and verifying competence is quite difficult unless you are yourself competent and close to their field competence in which is in question...