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user-inactivated · 3081 days ago · link · · parent · post: The 7 biggest problems facing science, according to 270 scientists
Being obliged to compete where it would be more fruitful to collaborate is a problem in technology as well. It's easier to make the case with scientists, because while competition is completely counterproductive for technologists it is some small protection from the corporations they work for, but I think the conventional wisdom of competition driving progress is only true of manufacturing and competition is only a motivator for people you don't want working on anything important.