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I'm sure there's a country you could immigrate to where the political consensus is that no basic research of any sort should happen, but the country we're talking about has the opposite consensus. Put differently: is there an argument you could make here that would be persuasive to someone other than an ancap?

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I don't think that America has a consensus on this at all. Numerous people I talk to think science should be privatized.

And if more people were aware of the corruption that goes on in science the pendulum would quickly swing.

What Tobias said about the NeverNudes applies.

Reality has a way of asserting itself.

https://www.usdebtclock.org/

Are you implying that private agencies have less corruption than public ones? It's fascinating how jarring that is with my life experience.

Before you answer, remember, Stanford is a private institution.

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