I missed it first time round but this Venka thread on the extreme challenges in being an independent researcher it full of blunt truths and nuanced insights.
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List of actually credible indie researchers
1. Stephen Wolfram (math/complexity/computation)
2. Jeff Hawkins (neuroscience)
3. John Carnack (AGI)
Notice something, besides the fact they’re smart and have the right subject-matter prep?
They got rich first 
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