Re:U.S. Science Is in Chaos
by pvaldes on Thursday June 18, 2026 @05:32AM
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> are we supposed to keep funding everything ad infinitum
It depends. Do you want to be rich?
People don't "fund" science, they "invest" in science.
There is a big difference. Often, each dollar invested will return multiplied by five, ten or more.
But you can also spent 14 millions painting a pool in a different shade of blue or much more building the Barbie's disco dance house and will end with... the same pool, or a disco dance house that you will never be allowed to use. Is your money after all.
It depends. Do you want to be rich?
People don't "fund" science, they "invest" in science.
There is a big difference. Often, each dollar invested will return multiplied by five, ten or more.
But you can also spent 14 millions painting a pool in a different shade of blue or much more building the Barbie's disco dance house and will end with... the same pool, or a disco dance house that you will never be allowed to use. Is your money after all.