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wasoxygen · 3482 days ago · link · · parent · post: This study shows so much of what’s wrong with medical research today
"a society-wide need" sounds like as good an incentive for private investment as any business could hope for. Isn't that how we get cars and houses? "The Apollo program indeed produced real-world benefits, but at a tremendous cost." Are you indifferent to the fact that people paid for the Apollo program whether they wanted to or not, whether they benefitted or not? It seems like a lot of people are indifferent. I wish they would pay for my mortgage.