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> Aside: Seems to me "science must seize [some of] the 'means of production'" is pretty communist. When the research is funded by the state it seems reasonable
by collyw 8y ago
> Aside: Seems to me "science must seize [some of] the 'means of production'" is pretty communist.
When the research is funded by the state it seems reasonable.
- pbhjpbhj 8y agoSo only industries that get government support - like rail, electricity supply in UK? Food production in USA? Farming across the EU? Then there's the premise that "private property is theft", so perhaps all industries that use land ownership or natural resources owe their utility to the public too?