Lots of tech people talk about disrupting college and replacing it with online education. But so far they only seem to think of college in terms of education. It's also: * long-term networking * group socialization and personal growth * fun, partying, and sex * independent living
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Without government funding like NSF the US wouldn't have tech or biotech industries today. And without scientific research we can't combat climate change. Seems like something politicians can run on but don't think currently any high profile pols out there care?
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Unfortunately it’s a bit hard to campaign on general science funding. 1) Anything that can be twisted into a weird one-liner gets used in attack ads as “liberal waste” 2) science is slow! politicians always think of the next election
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