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Not all research is going to pay off and it’s never going to be obvious ahead of time which research will lead to important discoveries. I think if you’re fund
by imgabe 5y ago
Not all research is going to pay off and it’s never going to be obvious ahead of time which research will lead to important discoveries.
I think if you’re funding research correctly you should be giving grant money to things that end up being a silly waste of time in retrospect.
Not that this was, necessarily, but in general giving grants to research that ends up being useless shouldn’t be considered a bad thing. It’s part of the cost of searching for new knowledge. Sometimes you’ll go down a dead end, but you still have to check there.
- WalterBright 5y agoFeel free to donate your money to frivolous research.
- imgabe 5y agoI will!
- WalterBright 5y agoGood! Since I also do frivolous research, I'll be expecting a check from you at any moment!
- imgabe 5y agoSend me your research proposal. I have to make sure you're not trying to cure cancer or anything that isn't sufficiently frivolous.
- WalterBright 5y agoMy proposal intends to answer the burning question: "do people like ice cream?" Send money now!
- pmdulaney 5y agoUpvote for humor!