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> but rather a simple critique of profit-driven research in health-related sciences But as a private company they need profit to fund the science. They'd go ou
by rewq4321 5y ago
> but rather a simple critique of profit-driven research in health-related sciences
But as a private company they need profit to fund the science. They'd go out of business if they weren't making a profit.
It's largely the role of government to fund public goods (e.g. by providing grants to university researchers). We can't expect the scientists and engineers to work for free.
- nickthemagicman 5y agoit seems like kind of a false dichotomy. 1. make drugs without a profit margin available to consumers and researchers 2. go out of business. It seems like there's plenty of grey area in there.
- toyg 5y ago> But as a private company they need profit to fund the science. Yes, as a private company. In my opinion, it's not like everything has to be a private profit-driven company, precisely because incentives are not necessarily aligned to the public good.