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all the best people are going to move to china anyway stop rearranging chairs on the deck of a sinking ship and move on terence
by HSO 1y ago
all the best people are going to move to china anyway
stop rearranging chairs on the deck of a sinking ship and move on terence
- spwa4 1y agoReally? The situation in China (and Europe, for that matter) is far worse. Obviously Europe is much better than China for academics, but the US is still miles above that. So sorry, that won't happen. This will "just" disappear, with no replacement.
- lars_francke 1y agoIn which way is the situation far worse in Europe?
- davrosthedalek 1y agoFunding levels are lower. Salaries are lower. In physics, from the places I know in the US, about half of the faculty is foreign, and about 30% is German. This is at top universities. That wouldn't be the case if these people would find similar conditions in Europe. But it can change quickly.
- Hnrobert42 1y agoHard to argue it's lower than zero. Not to mention that low and consistent is better than moderate but at the whim of a tyrant.
- davrosthedalek 1y agoFunding is always a lottery. It's not like everyone gets some, but it's less. It's more that less people get funds. So you really have to look at the average. But you are right. That's why I said: can change quickly.
- VerminOctopus1 1y agoWhat are you even talking about? Pure American exceptionalism. Take a look at this and think about what it means: https://www.nature.com/nature-index/research-leaders/2025/institution/all/all/global https://www.nature.com/nature-index/research-leaders/2025/in...