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On the frontiers of knowledge, people furthest out know what problems need to be worked on and what research needs to be done. You don’t need the government bli
by MisterMower 1y ago
On the frontiers of knowledge, people furthest out know what problems need to be worked on and what research needs to be done. You don’t need the government blindly throwing darts at the wall hoping that one of them hits a bullseye and calling it “basic science”.
I’m open to the idea that government can play a role here, but only in a very small way. The government is spending hundreds of billions of dollars on research. They are such a huge consumer of talent and resources that they are crowding out private initiative. This ain’t Bell Labs of the 1950’s. And if you asked those researchers what they think of today’s system, I’m sure they’d be appalled.
- beowulfey 1y agoLook, I'm going to be honest -- your comment here tells me you have very little knowledge of how scientific funding, or even the scientific process in general, actually works. Would you like information on what is actually going on? I'd be happy to explain it.
- MisterMower 1y agoBy all means, explain away.
- MisterMower 1y agoI love it when people use the phrase, “I’m going to be honest,” because it implies that previously you were lying but are now choosing not to. But given that you haven’t explained anything as you happily promised, I’m going to assume you’re not just a liar but also ignorant of how scientific funding, or the scientific method in general, actually works.