I Danish there is an expression called "grundforskning" (fundamental research).
It's research done to create new knowledge but without any specific application in mind.
It's the foundation of future applied technologies just like quantum mechanics was for the laser.
When the government stop putting money into "fundamental research" it hurts everyones ability to maybe come up with revolutionary solutions for problems in the future.
Integral Research used to give their researchers a decade to find a way to make their research applicable I remember in the beginning of the zeroes it was down to a 3 years or something like that.
The question we need to ask ourselves is not whether it's corrupting research but weather it's corrupting our future.
It's research done to create new knowledge but without any specific application in mind.
It's the foundation of future applied technologies just like quantum mechanics was for the laser.
When the government stop putting money into "fundamental research" it hurts everyones ability to maybe come up with revolutionary solutions for problems in the future.
Integral Research used to give their researchers a decade to find a way to make their research applicable I remember in the beginning of the zeroes it was down to a 3 years or something like that.
The question we need to ask ourselves is not whether it's corrupting research but weather it's corrupting our future.