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Re:The U.S. Is Funding Fewer Grants in Every Area of Science... by jandrewrogers on Monday December 22, 2025 @01:06PM (#46356751)
That is not zero sum thinking. It is a classic free rider problem.
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Re:The U.S. Is Funding Fewer Grants in Every Area of Science... by HaZeust on Tuesday December 23, 2025 @02:44AM (#46363292)
The free rider problem is a natural consequence of all-encompassing progressions that benefit multiple parties at the least expense of themselves and each other.

Even the logic behind a pareto optimum necessitates the presence of the free rider problem, to prove the point.

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