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Publicly funded research must be held to a higher standard. Investors can throw their own money at whatever, but when you're throwing someone else's money, ther
by roywiggins 7y ago
Publicly funded research must be held to a higher standard. Investors can throw their own money at whatever, but when you're throwing someone else's money, there's a duty to actually communicate to the public what you're spending it on.
- nicoburns 7y agoInvestors being wasteful with money is a good argument for them not having it in the first place (and having a more progressive taxation system dustribute that money). There is still a cost to society of investors throwing away "private" money.
- roywiggins 7y agoMy current favorite evidence for this cost is Gates' horrendous attempt at reshaping education https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/answer-sheet/wp/2018/06/29/bill-gates-spent-hundreds-of-millions-of-dollars-to-improve-teaching-new-report-says-it-was-a-bust/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/answer-sheet/wp/2018/06/...