Yes, it's most commonly referred to as "having an ax to grind." It manifests most amusingly as yelling matches at conferences :)
Kind of sad really -- it means that you don't own the subject, nor your own desires. OTOH, I imagine that researchers at schools/institutes/labs outside of the Top "N" feel like they have to fight to hang on in the community.
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Kind of sad really -- it means that you don't own the subject, nor your own desires. OTOH, I imagine that researchers at schools/institutes/labs outside of the Top "N" feel like they have to fight to hang on in the community.