For the same reason government in general (e.g. the US military) isn't funded by one big GoFundMe. The marginal value any individual actor gains from their inve

For the same reason government in general (e.g. the US military) isn't funded by one big GoFundMe. The marginal value any individual actor gains from their investment in public research or services is almost zero. It only works when it's prescriptive on a large scale. See: the tragedy of the commons.