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am_Unition · 4224 days ago · link · · parent · post: Western Science Severs Ties with Russia - Scientific American
Bingo. Specifically, science for the sake of science. What economic incentive do businesses have to fund something like the LHC? None. There is no payout, no technological application for a product to pitch. The U.S. fucked up big time by defunding the Superconducting Super Collider, and setting the field of particle physics back ~15 years. "Who gives a shit about the knowledge-base of our species? Let's put our money elsewhere."The government is content letting the private sector fund research, when in reality the private sector is unable or unwilling to fund those endeavors which are most important.