Fat Tails are actually very important in this domain. Innovation is inherently incremental with the major players actually being hobbyist tier until around the 20th century (military advances being what ended up becoming a big contributor)
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Replying to @fides_et_cancri
Not sure why you’d think this is incompatible with anything I said.
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Replying to @mr_scientism
Because 2 of the 4 avenues you mentioned dont do shit
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Replying to @mr_scientism
No. Just actually tracing the roots of technical development through egyptian/grecian roots, through european monastic empiricsm, and western european hobbyist experimentation
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Replying to @fides_et_cancri @mr_scientism
Its unlikely youre even familiar with the fairly miraculous synchronous development of the transistor and information theory.
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Replying to @fides_et_cancri @mr_scientism
the “hobbyists” you are referring to were aristocrats with a research budget comparable to a small nation
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Replying to @QuasLacrimas @mr_scientism
Certainly the likes of newton were. I agree that the term 'hobbyist' may have the unintended implication of everyman or pauper
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A small nation in like 1700s currency is tinier than most major corporations in all honesty
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Replying to @fides_et_cancri @mr_scientism
it’s hard to do financial comparisons but eg I think it’s reasonable to say Tycho Brahe’s research used more of his nation’s tax revenue than NASA during the space race
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the relevant comparison is the challenge of orchestrating the funding
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Replying to @QuasLacrimas @mr_scientism
Granting someone land, lenses and servants
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