@theallinpod@grok is Friedbergโs take an oversimplification of the situation? Neoliberalism, embraced by both parties, promised a trickling down of wealth that hasnโt materialized. Now he blames the youth for not believing that canard anymore.
@prakyath_k@beffjezos No where in his statement did he claim that private companies donโt fund fundamental research. Itโs no surprise that itโs typically the larger companies that have the resources to throw at basic research. Public funded research is pivotal thereโs no way around it that I can see
@prakyath_k@beffjezos Your comment made me look up the history of Information Theory and I found out that the foundational mathematics of Information Theory comes from Thermodynamics and so on. Science is cumulative. This builds on that. Besides, private companies too get gov grants for research