Everest syndrome
nounEtymology
In reference to George Mallory's alleged reply when asked why he wanted to climb Mount Everest: "Because it's there."
Definitions
The tendency of academic researchers to study things merely because they exist to be…
The tendency of academic researchers to study things merely because they exist to be studied, regardless of the usefulness of the research.
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for Everest syndrome. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
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