Wednesday, October 05, 2005

The Bongi effect

In sociology, Matthew effect was a term coined by Robert K. Merton to describe how, among other things, eminent scientists will often get more credit than a comparatively unknown researcher even if their work is similar; it also means that credit will usually be given to researchers that are already famous: for example, a prize will almost always be awarded to the most senior researcher involved in a project, even if all the work was done by a graduate student." Matthew effect - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

I invent the bongi effect. "To take credit for everything that everyone invents, I AM GOD. A prime example is Kim Jong-il of North Korea."