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The fact that so many talented bright minds can be bought at a high enough price and forced to optimize targeted advertising instead of solving climate change o
by sizzle 5y ago
The fact that so many talented bright minds can be bought at a high enough price and forced to optimize targeted advertising instead of solving climate change or humanities most pressing issues is a sad state of affairs. I wish we could harness the brightest minds and give them everything they need to solve humanities hardest hitting problems, they shouldn’t have to worry about making money, etc. the KPIs are how many global crises they can avert and are measured by months, years, decades not quarters.
- bradlys 5y agoYou’d have to likely get rid of capitalism at that point. Ain’t happening. We’ll need something wiping out billions including the rich in order for that to have any traction… by then though - might be too late for society to feel like they should bother. After all - if they can’t feel the effects of their work within their lifetime - is it worth doing? Most would say no.
- maerF0x0 5y ago> I wish we could harness the brightest minds and give them everything they need to solve humanities hardest hitting problems, I think more anti-corruption laws in government could help. I also think what you described was supposed to be the roles of Academia, but we turned them into job training facilities.