In the last week I've had conversations with 7 people who want to start their own research institute. Pretty sure they should all get together and start the "Institute Institute".
How interesting. Did you notice any trends? What did they want to do research on? What did they feel was currently missing in the world?
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Many common threads. Perhaps the most common one: all see strong signs of certain latent communities that really _want_ to exist, around certain shared values, ideas & practices [different balances in each case], but currently don't.
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A pretty common one: that current institutes work mostly for the institute, sometimes leaving individual researchers pretty unhappy and alienated.
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However, it’s also worth noting that the desire to build a research institute is a signature rent-seeking move by academics looking to promote their pet perspective.
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