I think it's very important to consider the increase in military spending over the past decade and decrease in funding for universities. More and more funding

I think it's very important to consider the increase in military spending over the past decade and decrease in funding for universities. More and more funding in the military means more funding for specifically defense projects rather than straight up knowledge or public good. What is the long term affect of this? Perhaps research far more focused on destruction instead of public good. More better drones, less general knowledge or cures for diseases? It's a sad state of affairs, and workers standing up against military research within their companies is a good first step. --- One of the first sources I found on this is below, but I've specifically heard about it being vexing from AI researchers, as many don't want to directly support military applications, but don't have much of an opportunities for funding otherwise. https://www.bu.edu/research/articles/funding-for-scientific-research/ https://www.bu.edu/research/articles/funding-for-scientific-...