I think you're overstating the case, or at least overgeneralizing. From personal experience I can state that _some_ academics, at least, do in fact care about practical considerations. I have been one of them. :)
(If nothing else, you might consider that quite a few academics have ties to industry.)
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Date: 2008-01-03 03:25 am (UTC)(If nothing else, you might consider that quite a few academics have ties to industry.)