> Another issue is that we have our brightest minds leaving the island because there's no fulfilling or well paying work to be done. The lack of this observator

> Another issue is that we have our brightest minds leaving the island because there's no fulfilling or well paying work to be done. The lack of this observatory is another reason more people will leave. The problem with this line of logic isn't that it's wrong or even that it ignores the goal of scientific funding to produce scientific research. The primary problem with this line of argument is that it's equally good for Wyoming, West Virginia, and a dozen or more other deprived places that could all benefit substantially from the STEM-inspiration of a local megaproject.