Comment by jswny

3 days ago

So only opportunities with a path to economic profitability should be researched?

That is a very narrow view of advancing society

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tw600040  2 days ago

Research anything and everything on your own dime. if it's taxpayer's money, then yes, it has to have at least a probability of profitability.

  • Esophagus4  2 days ago

    If it could be profitable, the private sector would fund it.

    Government funding can help with things that we decide are good for society, but not quite profitable financially.

    Examples: CDC lead exposure research, Earthquake Early Warning System… even the tech we use today came out of non-commercialized funding (NIST Post-Quantum Cryptography and ARPANET).

  • maerF0x0  2 days ago

    And if there is a probability of profitability then there is a market to sell that opportunity for capital.

    But in a high interest rate environment some ideas just arent worth exploring.