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It seems unlikely that the author, who is on the faculty of Eindhoven University of Technology, would be unaware of how the funding of a major project in his fi

It seems unlikely that the author, who is on the faculty of Eindhoven University of Technology, would be unaware of how the funding of a major project in his field works. Why do you think that is the case?

ThePhysicist 10y ago
Because he does not seem to have knowledge of the decision process and the different actors involved, which is why he puts up several conjectures , such as that the people involved in the funding of this project are either malicious or stupid. I just really don't like this way of arguing, and I think it does a large injustice to most of the people involved, many of which are excellent scientists that have put lots of work into their winning proposal. Claiming that they are driven by greed or are selling "snake oil" is very unfair and also a bit ridiculous: The funding process was very transparent and open to debate, and there would surely have been a way for the author to voice his critique through an official channel, especially if he is a faculty member of a European University. To me it seems that he's just unhappy that the funding didn't go to his department, and instead of interacting with people in a constructive way (or better yet, get people from the crypto community together to write a proposal of their own) he just belittles the people involved in this project. This isn't scientific debating, it's just ranting.