Research Funding Debate
The cluster focuses on debates about who funds scientific research, whether public taxpayer money should support certain studies, and the justification or implications of such funding.
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Why would anyone fund said research?
Well research papers that were funded by people's money - sure why not?
Hot take: this sort of research may not justify public funding.I'm curious where this researcher got their funding. I wasn't able to find it.
This issue here is research funding
Too bad the funding isn't for doing more good research there
I'm sorry, but this is absolutely scientific research. There is no amount of gaslighting or reframing which will deny it that status. The source of funding is irrelevant. Most scientific research is funded with the hopes of seeing a return of investment.You simply don't know what you're talking about. Your overly cynical take is against Hacker News guidelines.
Isn't the actual research publicly funded in many cases anyway?
Who funds this type of research? Isn't it obvious? And what do we do with the results?
Consider it funding general research then. Same result.
It helps fund new research. It's not exactly rocket science. Do you have any better complaints?