Claim: "Due in part to the short life of the average corporation, and the need to meet quarterly earnings targets, current corporate capitalism doesn't do basic infrastructure, good journalism, or basic science/R&D well." Agree or disagree? And why?
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Second Claim: "Capitalism is good at using basic infrastructure to distribute the fruits of fundamental research efficiently." Agree or disagree? And why?
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Question: Some corporations do manage to do good fundamental R&D (e.g., Bell Labs in the post-war period, or Google today). What conditions are necessary for this to happen?
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Replying to @Evolving_Ego
My supposition: Political allies that hold the space for a strong R&D culture to arise and to train the vultures to stay away. Such allies are probably multi-dimensional having concern for the long term not grasping for returns (researcher training), and business sense enough to
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be credible as a business person and translate the importance of R&D to the collective management apparatus.
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