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253 points lnyan | 1 comments | 17 Oct 24 11:43 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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joshuamcginnis[dead post] ◴[17 Oct 24 14:56 UTC] No.41870262[source]▶
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loloquwowndueo ◴[17 Oct 24 14:59 UTC] No.41870305[source]▶
The early networks that evolved into the modern Internet were mostly paid for with public funds, and they’re used nowadays mostly to watch cat videos. I don’t see anyone complaining about that /)
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joshuamcginnis ◴[17 Oct 24 15:02 UTC] No.41870339[source]▶
Comparing the advent of the internet with a study on the flexibility and agility of cats in tight spaces isn't exactly apples to apples.
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exe34 ◴[17 Oct 24 15:05 UTC] No.41870366[source]▶
no, it might lead to better surgery robots, search and rescue robots, and countless things that I'm not even capable of imagining.

you are the one comparing apples to oranges - the internet has been around for 50 years and has shown its value - this one has just been published!

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joshuamcginnis ◴[17 Oct 24 15:08 UTC] No.41870382[source]▶
What I'm trying to call out is that not all studies are equally valuable nor should they all be publicly funded. Would you at least agree me on that?
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exe34 ◴[17 Oct 24 15:38 UTC] No.41870673[source]▶
public funds are allocated by multiple experts in various fields checking applications are in line with government policy. if you think you can do better, I'd encourage you to run for election and set different policies. from what I can see, the system is working as intended.
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joshuamcginnis ◴[17 Oct 24 15:49 UTC] No.41870786[source]▶
HN literally posted a video on how broken the public funding system is (in Physics) days ago: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41808127

This broken system doesn't just stop at Physics. If you watch the video, she does a great job at explaining what exactly is broken.

I'd love you to watch that video and then come back and explain to me why she is wrong and why the system is actually working well and as-intended.

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1. exe34 ◴[17 Oct 24 17:45 UTC] No.41871841[source]▶
I've seen the video - to be fair, theoretical physics is probably the cheapest thing to fund - they just need a supply of chalk. ultimately a lot of physics is a jobs program to keep physicists from going abroad and working on a foreign nuclear program.

seriously though, you should run for election on this platform!