I think the GP was suggesting that their reluctance was more about someone taking their idea. I still think it might suggest a problem with academia, but the su

I think the GP was suggesting that their reluctance was more about someone taking their idea. I still think it might suggest a problem with academia, but the summary would be closer to "I don't want to live in a world where someone else follows through with my ideas without giving me credit" It's still a problem because a lot of academics aren't especially well equipped to follow through with their ideas, which can create information silos that lead to ideas never being implemented. Still, I don't know if this is the biggest fish to fry: you have other silos like IP law and NDAs etc.