And this anger that rises in me every time I cross the threshold, back into times of more academic work, is certainly a problem. Mediocrity and corruption, yes -- I did challenge myself on that point in situ, and am confident that I'm right in saying that. But raising the ire is also part of the process in these things, and and the point is that it's not supposed to get one's goat, as it were. But usually, this doesn't involve matters of criminal-level corruption and complete disregard of traditional norms.
qed.
At any rate, it would be best not to think of such things any further than the point of resolving myself towards the specific groups of folks that I've encountered. The 19th c. texts are, and should be, strangers to my ire.