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> Second, because government funded science is free from having to produce immediate results in order to satisfy the whims of a specific patron such that fundin
by derbOac 1y ago
> Second, because government funded science is free from having to produce immediate results in order to satisfy the whims of a specific patron such that funding is continued.
I agree with you but there's irony (and a possible lesson about motives) in the current situation.
- rjbwork 1y agoWell, hundreds of elected representatives and a handful of judges have had to entirely abdicate their responsibility and power for us to arrive at this point. It's not just one guy.
- derbOac 1y agoSadly true and the real mystery for me. The problem and paradox is that it's hundreds of elected representatives and a handful of judges entirely abdicating their responsibility to make it just one guy.
- AdieuToLogic 1y ago>> Second, because government funded science is free from having to produce immediate results in order to satisfy the whims of a specific patron such that funding is continued. > I agree with you but there's irony (and a possible lesson about motives) in the current situation. Quite true, sadly. I am reminded of an old adage[0]: In theory there is no difference between theory and practice, while in practice there is. 0 - https://quoteinvestigator.com/2018/04/14/theory/ https://quoteinvestigator.com/2018/04/14/theory/