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Huh? Wouldn’t their prestige be improved if some other group spent a lot of effort improving on it?

That would clearly demonstrate it had real substance beyond hot air or puffery.

I would presume that if their results end up being more impactful or interesting, you end up being a footnote and lose the spotlight.

You could be proven wrong and wither in to obscurity.

Better to silo yourself and move in to the penthouse.