• @FutileRecipe
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    -411 month ago

    Not with that attitude…and probably will be able to change that with the upcoming administration deregulating everything. Or did you mean won’t instead of can’t?

    • @glimse
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      351 month ago

      Deregulation means private businesses won’t research anything that doesn’t make their quarterly numbers look better. Accelerated capitalism, woohoo!

      • @FutileRecipe
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        -261 month ago

        Yes, so it’s won’t and not can’t. Words matter.

        • @SpacetimeMachine
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          211 month ago

          Okay. Explain how his point changed now that you’ve been overly pedantic?

          • @FutileRecipe
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            -31 month ago

            I wasn’t being pedantic for its own sake, but because the Corp has the capability yet refuse to use it for people’s benefit as they value shareholder profit more. They absolutely could, but won’t. To me, this is worse than not having the ability (won’t).

            We get it Corp, you would if you could. Good effort. Wait, you actually can but won’t?

            That’s not worse to you?

            • @[email protected]
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              Not always. There is some research that they could not do without going broke because up-front costs are too high, and there’s no tangible return on investment. In these cases, it makes sense to fund publicly because there is still value to society at large. Accelerators, for example. It doesn’t always have to be some conspiracy.