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So do we need massive, government funded research labs to create innovation? Or is it the case that “The most interesting technical work is being done by indivi
by theamk 7y ago
So do we need massive, government funded research labs to create innovation? Or is it the case that “The most interesting technical work is being done by individuals and small groups”? Those seem like contradictory statements to me.
- acuozzo 7y agoParadigm-shifting research can be conducted in both of these seemingly-contradictory environments. The most important common factor is freedom: the freedom to play; to experiment; to pursue whatever seems interesting; to fuck around. An individual conducting research during leisure time is certainly free to pursue whatever seems worthwhile. Similarly, an individual conducting research for an institution willing to lose gobs of money on the whims of its researchers (e.g. Bell Labs) is free to pursue whatever seems worthwhile. True invention of born of creativity and creativity is attenuated by even the lightest shackles.