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I see you've not met my advisors. Please no. Old scientists sometimes contribute to push the younger generation forward. In my experience though, most of the ti

by rscho 4y ago

I see you've not met my advisors. Please no. Old scientists sometimes contribute to push the younger generation forward. In my experience though, most of the time they're a liability, due to their incredibly overdeveloped ego and their deep involvement into politics. I'm an academic MD, so this phenomenon might be more marked than in other fields. See the book "the structure of scientific revolutions".

edmcnulty101 4y ago
There's no private industry competition in academia, which allows those old scientists to become old slow codgers. Most scientific breakthroughs through out history were just private citizens outside of the conventional academic establishment. We need to put an end to these government restrictions on buying supplies and equipment which keeps the research down to just a tiny fraction of the population. Allowing private citizens to do research would put a fire under those old codgers asses.
- creato 4y ago
  Money seems like a far more significant restriction than regulation, which will only affect a small subset of possible experiments one could do.
- icelancer 4y ago
  >> Allowing private citizens to do research would put a fire under those old codgers asses. I have a few published papers in peer-reviewed journals with 30+ citations and I'm a college dropout, but I run a company that can fund/produce this kind of research as part of our mission statement. It's not really restrictions, but rather money/funding, and willingness of private companies to publish publicly (which is a big blocker for most).
- honkler 4y ago
  it's not the government restriction, but wage slaving that keeps private individuals from making scientific breakthroughs. Perhaps UBI could be the answer.
- Fomite 4y ago
  I'm in a field that requires no more advanced equipment than a decent laptop, and there's not a vast array of private citizens "putting a fire" under anyone.

by rscho 4y ago

edmcnulty101 4y ago

There's no private industry competition in academia, which allows those old scientists to become old slow codgers. Most scientific breakthroughs through out history were just private citizens outside of the conventional academic establishment. We need to put an end to these government restrictions on buying supplies and equipment which keeps the research down to just a tiny fraction of the population. Allowing private citizens to do research would put a fire under those old codgers asses.

creato 4y ago
Money seems like a far more significant restriction than regulation, which will only affect a small subset of possible experiments one could do.
icelancer 4y ago
>> Allowing private citizens to do research would put a fire under those old codgers asses. I have a few published papers in peer-reviewed journals with 30+ citations and I'm a college dropout, but I run a company that can fund/produce this kind of research as part of our mission statement. It's not really restrictions, but rather money/funding, and willingness of private companies to publish publicly (which is a big blocker for most).
honkler 4y ago
it's not the government restriction, but wage slaving that keeps private individuals from making scientific breakthroughs. Perhaps UBI could be the answer.
Fomite 4y ago
I'm in a field that requires no more advanced equipment than a decent laptop, and there's not a vast array of private citizens "putting a fire" under anyone.