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If you think about it, YC Research is how academic research used to be funded centuries ago - patronage by wealthy elites.
by argonaut 10y ago
If you think about it, YC Research is how academic research used to be funded centuries ago - patronage by wealthy elites.
- angersock 10y agoQuite right! That being the case, let's dispense with the pretense and just recognize the community for what it is: courtisanship and begging for patrons.
- argonaut 10y agoI mean, I don't see it quite so negatively. It's good to have a diverse mix of funding sources: academia, government grants, industry research, and private research (non-industry oriented) like YCR.
- webmaven 10y agoMeh. Not so much. Too many Bigelows these days: http://theawl.com/the-strange-history-of-robert-bigelow-who-just-sold-nasa-inflatable-space-station-modules-ce02baa479ba http://theawl.com/the-strange-history-of-robert-bigelow-who-...