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> modern academia has become a meta game where its more about being able to navigate the system rather than actually being good at the field. Sounds like the e
by magicalist 5y ago
> modern academia has become a meta game where its more about being able to navigate the system rather than actually being good at the field.
Sounds like the entire history of academia (and most human endeavors, honestly)
> We spend drastically more government money on research funding than in the past
You didn't define "in the past" but pure science spending has generally declined as a percentage of GDP and has barely changed in inflation adjusted dollars in the last twenty years.
> yet get less in return*
As measured how?
- ipaddr 5y agoDon't get fooled by that stat. In actual dollars not inflation adjusted dollars. If the US is making 10% more because exports of coal the fact that they spend 3% on coal investment means science gets more money at a lower percentage.
- magicalist 5y ago> Don't get fooled by that stay. Which stat? The poster didn't provide any. > In actual dollars not inflation adjusted dollars. Scientists are paid salaries and need to eat and stuff, so it doesn't really make sense to me to ignore inflation there.