alt Hacker NewsWhat does this have to do with anything? We as a culture decided that science is worthwhile, and that it's worth funding it with public money, which I personally strongly support. With that in mind, I want us to continue contributing to making scientific research and the benefits that it provides to be disseminated freely, while also paying good scientists with actual dollars that they could spend in restaurants.
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So if as a culture we decide scientists are worth paying to do research, why should Wolfram not be paid to build the tool scientists use?
>We as a culture decided that science is worthwhile, and that it's worth funding it with public money, which I personally strongly support.
what country are you in, and what percentage of the public purse goes to funding science? In the U.S about 11%, and with that number I often read articles, linked to from this site, about U.S Scientists quitting and going into private sector work or other non-scientific fields to get adequate compensation.
>while also paying good scientists with actual dollars that they could spend in restaurants.
see, my admittedly vague understanding of how things are structured tells me this part isn't what is happening.
Individuals and small groups make decisions in their own interest. The same is not true of society. That’s the issue that the GP is asking you to respond to