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Re:The mathematics of science’s broken reward system by tdaltonc on Thursday November 17, 2016 @02:47PM (#12980783)
Specifically: The prospect of domination of the nation's scholars by Federal employment, project allocations, and the power of money is ever present – and is gravely to be regarded.
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Re:The mathematics of science’s broken reward system by bzbarsky on Thursday November 17, 2016 @02:50PM (#12980802)
Indeed. Since then it has gone from "prospect" to "it's been this way for decades"...

There's lots more in there that usually doesn't get quoted (unlike the bit about the military-industrial complex) and is spot-on prescient.

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