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This is probably against some WTO or government law; but for a moment set that aside and consider. What if these universities were some kind of public benefit
by mjevans 5y ago
This is probably against some WTO or government law; but for a moment set that aside and consider.
What if these universities were some kind of public benefit think tank or lab that happened to also be a university? If instead of a profit to general investors any profits had to either be re-invested in research projects or go into the general fund of the national government they operate beneath? With the additional requirement that any gained research become the public domain? Possibly with some of the more dangerous stuff being classified but filed under seal as prior art?
PS: Please pay ABOVE prevailing wage to attract the best talent to the advancement of technology.
- gspr 5y agoThe idea your proposing sounds great. I'm all for. > PS: Please pay ABOVE prevailing wage to attract the best talent to the advancement of technology. I don't think that's necessary at all. It seems to me that pay is almost never the reason people quit academic research careers. It's the uncertainty, the short contracts, and the necessity of brutal hours in the early career stages. Sure, terrible conditions like these can in some sense be offset by pay, but I suspect everyone is better off if that isn't the mechanism used.