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I actually freelanced on a project 10 years ago which was exactly that. Don’t take its failure as proof that such an idea cannot succeed, but the major headwind
by orzig 4y ago
I actually freelanced on a project 10 years ago which was exactly that. Don’t take its failure as proof that such an idea cannot succeed, but the major headwinds were that most research is pretty difficult to explain (and scientists are not selected for their ability to communicate with Lee people).
Also remember that Kickstarter found it necessary to write a blog post “Kickstarter is not a store“, because people were expecting projects to return fast, reliable, tangible results. By its nature, science will be even further from that revealed preference of funders
- rawoke083600 4y agoMaybe that is the business case ? Making science accessable and in return get ppl that care or help with funding ? Neither solutions are perfect as most things in life, I guess the question is, will it be better enough compared to what we have now ?
- rocqua 4y agoMinor spelling point, it's "lay people" not "lee people".