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Why does research have to be profitable? There are many, many smaller diseases and cancers which affect a small subset of the population which will never be 'pr
by fzeroracer 1y ago
Why does research have to be profitable? There are many, many smaller diseases and cancers which affect a small subset of the population which will never be 'profitable', but it's important to research for the sake of scientific progress. I fundamentally do not understand how one can be so enthralled by capitalism that they believe we should not research anything unless a shareholder can generate a profit somewhere along the way.
- jsbg 1y ago> Why does research have to be profitable? Because it's the only way to get a job in industry. I find it repugnant that theoretical scientists feel entitled to some of my income.
- mandmandam 1y agoTheoretical scientists made your income possible. The algorithms behind modern finance, logistics, and computing stem from abstract mathematics. Quantum mechanics laid the foundation for semiconductors, the internet, your smartphone etc. Even GPS depends on Einstein’s general relativity, a theory once attacked for being too esoteric and detached from reality. Do people not understand the concept of a long term investment, even if they can't grasp the importance of understanding for its own sake? What is it?