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I think the complaint is not that the government funds research for defense, it's that it could be funding energy, medical, etc research. I honestly don't know

I think the complaint is not that the government funds research for defense, it's that it could be funding energy, medical, etc research. I honestly don't know if I fully agree with his complaint, because I'm fairly sure the government does fund a lot of other research that isn't defense focused (see a lot of universities).

Ericson2314 5y ago
It funds many sorts of research but much less development. Research ideas do not develop themselves and so the story of modern academia is zillions of abandoned ideas.