I still think you're adding some nuance that isn't in the article.
The article is about how politicking is a requirement of success in academia. Schmoozing isn't social grace. It's closer to social engineering.
Social grace is having the grace to socialize without embarrassing yourself, you don't have to schmooze to do that. And yet it is often a requirement of politics.
Which is a requirement of success in academia.
Schmoozing is antithetical to science because science is the pursuit of the truth of the nature of things backed by tangible evidence. Science isn't supposed to show bias or favoritism.
Kind of hard to reject that notion. Though you could probably argue that schmoozing isn't necessary for politics. Most people would disagree though.
The article is about how politicking is a requirement of success in academia. Schmoozing isn't social grace. It's closer to social engineering.
Social grace is having the grace to socialize without embarrassing yourself, you don't have to schmooze to do that. And yet it is often a requirement of politics.
Which is a requirement of success in academia.
Schmoozing is antithetical to science because science is the pursuit of the truth of the nature of things backed by tangible evidence. Science isn't supposed to show bias or favoritism.
Kind of hard to reject that notion. Though you could probably argue that schmoozing isn't necessary for politics. Most people would disagree though.