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Ever tried writing an NSF grant? The people who take 50% of the grant to help you write a quality proposal also do something that is completely socially worthle
by BadassFractal 13y ago
Ever tried writing an NSF grant? The people who take 50% of the grant to help you write a quality proposal also do something that is completely socially worthless and in fact halves how much taxpayer money ultimately makes it back into society. And no, that's not a form of "job creation" since it brings no utility to society.
- yummyfajitas 13y agoOr for that matter, ever tried teaching a class? The people who consume your services generally forget nearly everything a few months after the final, yet still earn a hefty premium over their peers who did not take sufficiently many college classes.
- gaius 13y agoYou could always write the proposal yourself, in which case you wouldn't get the money and the research wouldn't get done. Therefore your research must be socially worthless too.
- icebraining 13y agoExplaining why something should be funded by society is worthless? Should we just choose them randomly? Yeah, I'm sure that'd be much more beneficial to society /s