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The premise is bizarre. Academia is a sanctuary for people who can't get paid to do research because it's not economically exploitable, but is considered social
by lupire 3y ago
The premise is bizarre. Academia is a sanctuary for people who can't get paid to do research because it's not economically exploitable, but is considered socially valuable. Academics are deeply lucky to have this option. Most of us can't get subsidies for our passion work.
There's no reason to be "depressed" about corporations throwing mountains of money at you to come out of the sanctuary.
- benreesman 3y agoAgreed…mostly. It’s not irrational that we’ve forgotten how to funnel an American core value of “being best” via government spending on “defense” into “socialism” (the public good) by way of smart people who insist on comfortable and esteemed as their minimum job perk level, but care more about knowledge than power deep down.