The presenter talks about her experience in physics, but I think this is very applicable to those that pursue academic studies in music.
That stayed true, though, only until the number (and to a lesser extent, prestige) of publications became a key metric for hiring and promotion. Then the perverse incentive developed that rewarded publishing more than actually finding out new, interesting things.
I am scientist with a musical background and my career got virtually destroyed because I got sold-out to the grant funders, with which I wasn't contracted, by the university I was employed by, because the terms of the grant weren't adhered to (through no fault of my own as I had no knowledge of these terms at the time and I was under the impression that I was free to work on anything). Furthermore, my scientific output was way too radical, even going as far as overturning a long-held theory in monolithic field which - undoubtedly due to grant pressures, as the esteemed scientist/ Youtuber mentions in her video - discourages deviations from the mainstream, and I was hounded in the very respected, peer-reviewed journals which published my work by my former employers, because I supposedly "inappropriately" used their affiliation for the "unauthorized" work which I completed under their contract. What's the relationship to music? If I hadn't had a strong musical background (ARCT in piano performance from the Royal Conservatory of Music in Canada) I doubt I would have had either the creativity to successfully deviate from the mainstream or to think outside the box, nor the tenacity to get this work of mine published. Now I just rest on my laurels and try to avoid jail time - yes I'm being pursued in courts, civil as well as criminal, by my former employers. I'm living in Europe but I'm from Canada and Europe is in general a backwards and fascist continent and I'm not leaving until I clear my name, because if I leave prematurely then they will just have a "party" scapegoating me. As an aside, I have discovered how antimusical (not to mention unscientific) and disgustingly conservative lawyers are in their thinking style, and as a result of my forcible interaction with them, I've found a new, extremely gratifying pastime: lawyer pounding (apart from piano studies, I also used to play the drums for 4 years in a high-school band). Heck, the entire justice system reeks and I'm now infamous in the country I live in for my activities, something which makes me kind of proud. Last year at this time I was actually a fugitive for about a month because I got sentenced to a gigantic jail sentence (4 y) which was not suspended, for defaming a lawyer, but I wasn't stupid enough to show up in court and instead I was represented by a (worthless) lawyer, something which is allowed here. Eventually, a higher court suspended the sentence pending appeal but I now have an exit ban, that is I'm not allowed to leave the country(!). This is the fallout for sticking it to "the man" and going against the grain.
How has your experience living in Europe shaped your perspective on the justice system, and how has this influenced your interactions with lawyers and your new pastime? Additionally, how do you balance these activities with your passion for music?