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Research proposals are not supposed to necessarily solve current real-life problems so there is nothing inherently wrong with that. But given the amount of sta
by Shinmon 4y ago
Research proposals are not supposed to necessarily solve current real-life problems so there is nothing inherently wrong with that.
But given the amount of startups coming out of universities, the mindset is crazily wrong. So many people coming with a technology. If it's software you can at least pivot easily but if you got some kind of hardware technology, it becomes much less simple to do that.
> Low interest + easy capital + bloated academic research machine = new problems. It's a problem creation machine.
Not sure if I understand you correctly, but academy seems to be more of a solution creation machine without real problem solving. Problem solving as in someone will pay to get rid of the problem because it happens frequently and costs a lot of money each time.
- nonrandomstring 4y ago> > It's a problem creation machine. > Not sure if I understand you correctly It is hopefully not an obtuse point but allow me to explain it with a story; Teenage girl has a beauty spot. Her parents tell her it's a princess spot. Boys think its cute. She's happy. Some mean bitches tell her it's ugly and probably skin cancer. Now it's a problem. Nothing in reality had changed of course. And that's how solutions looking for problems go about the world creating new problems. It's in their interest to.
- Shinmon 4y agoAh ok, I see. I did not understand you correctly and I fully agree with you. Thanks for clarifying.