I was never familiar with it nor with the responsibility in detail of individuals there, but the parent comment makes me think of the old Bell Labs. (And/or pa

I was never familiar with it nor with the responsibility in detail of individuals there, but the parent comment makes me think of the old Bell Labs. (And/or parts of Xerox, etc.) Highly capable people given and environment that fostered their production. Not everything generated was immediately commercial. But it was a very productive environment, and this had strong commercial implications. It also created a lot of public good, immediately and/or eventually. Not every institution can afford a Bell Labs or a PARC. [1] But letting people do what they are good at, is perhaps not such a bad idea. -- [1] P.S. I suppose that from one perspective, not even Bell nor Xerox could... although I don't subscribe to the argument, at least and especially not at such a simplistic level.