Why I'm Resigning from the National Science Foundation

Re:Why I'm Resigning from the National Science Foundation by wat10000 on Tuesday May 13, 2025 @11:49AM (#43974251)

We were, it’s just that this special property was owning our own private continent.

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Re:Why I'm Resigning from the National Science Foundation by gilleain on Tuesday May 13, 2025 @11:56AM (#43974323)

_It's free real estate_

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Re:Why I'm Resigning from the National Science Foundation by rtkwe on Tuesday May 13, 2025 @12:55PM (#43975034)

True I meant more in the political/economic sphere. Being isolated geographically from both WW1 and WW2 was a major boon to the US economy, we got the economic benefit of the wars without the damage (beyond lives lost of course).

And as time has gone on that geography is less and less effective as a shield.

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Re:Why I'm Resigning from the National Science Foundation by wat10000 on Tuesday May 13, 2025 @12:59PM (#43975087)

Yeah, I was really just reinforcing your point in a cheeky way.

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Re:Why I'm Resigning from the National Science Foundation by nine_k on Tuesday May 13, 2025 @01:39PM (#43975562)

Australia tried that, too, but their continent is really problematic.

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Re:Why I'm Resigning from the National Science Foundation by rtkwe on Tuesday May 13, 2025 @09:39PM (#43979824)

They were also only quasi independent at the time of the wars too so they had less flexibility to decide on their policy.

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