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No: the will to power is greatest because you have (supposedly) power over the creme of the creme. As silly as that but Nietzsche had it right: the will to pow
by pfortuny 4y ago
No: the will to power is greatest because you have (supposedly) power over the creme of the creme.
As silly as that but Nietzsche had it right: the will to power is one of the primordial forces.
- LegitShady 4y agothe creme of the creme are all working for big companies making big dollars. But I could imagine people in academia thinking they are the a big deal.
- vecter 4y agoThat's not really fair either. There are plenty of brilliant people in academia who don't care for big paychecks from corporations.
- borroka 4y agoThe ones I talk to all complain about the poor pay, relative to how much people make in industry. A few make the jump, especially those whose discipline allow them to transition easily to industry. But try to be a tenure-track professor in biology at a mid academic institution. You are fed up, you want more money, money you think you deserve. Where do you go at, say, fifty years old?
- wolverine876 4y agoWhat is that based on? AFIAK, the leaders in almost every field are in academia, where they have the independence to do research, not earn profits, and where their research has the greatest impact because their employer doesn't hide it from the world as long as possible.
- derbOac 4y agoSpeaking from experience, the "not earn profits" part isn't actually true anymore in many places.
- wolverine876 4y agoAre you saying that there is pressure on academic researchers to earn profits? I noticed a major university announcing some new center to nurture businesses to monetize IP. I remember when universities tried to generate knowledge and value for society.
- fleetwoodsnack 4y agoEhh, I’m old enough now that I can LinkedIn/Facebook search my old classmates and see how the crème of my crop turned out. Everyone was smart but the genuine honest-to-god genius from our class is a research chemist at MIT. The richest is a former childrens’ toy maker (STEM-education startup exit).
- doliveira 4y agoThat's just for very, very specific fields. For instance, for something very practical, market-ready, basically Engineering I'd say you're correct. For basic research, not at all.
- mirker 4y agoWell ya know, industry solved Fermat’s Last theorem numerous times but only managed to scribble it in the corner of their performance review.
- LegitShady 4y agoIndustry solved it as many times as the academics have
- doliveira 4y agoFermat's last theorem has been solved back in the 90s. But it's obviously just one example to illustrate the main point, it's not about whether it specifically has been solved or not.
- mirker 4y agoAnd also what industry would pay someone to solve that problem. Super hard problem of little industrial value.