Hehe try jumping in the https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post-Keynesian_economics https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post-Keynesian_economics rabbit hole, where perhaps

Hehe try jumping in the https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post-Keynesian_economics https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post-Keynesian_economics rabbit hole, where perhaps the simplified jumping off point is "growth follows demand". That fact that we fund all this basic research, but then can hardly be bothered with the development part of "R&D" seems like a pretty strong anecdote in favor.