I think the same processes that turn nimble and innovative startups into large and heavy enterprises apply to countries and institutions as well. As academia an

I think the same processes that turn nimble and innovative startups into large and heavy enterprises apply to countries and institutions as well. As academia and research institutions develop, they become more complex, valuing process over result and consensus over conflict. Increasingly, disruption of consensus is perceived as disruption of the institution itself and risk-aversion and incrementalism are rewarded. I hate to be a doomsayer, but this seems to be a general trajectory that most of the western world is on.