(no sarcasm) You know, I can't prove that researchers being funded is the best way of figuring out how to do things, but I have a gut intuition that tells me t

(no sarcasm) You know, I can't prove that researchers being funded is the best way of figuring out how to do things, but I have a gut intuition that tells me that. I'll look into it so that I'm not just blindly suggesting that $$ ==> people ==> research ==> progress. Thanks for the opportunity to reflect!