I mean this seriously: what problem does one think they're solving, here?https://twitter.com/Noahpinion/status/1088113678640009216 …
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I 80% agree on the basic research question, our current system is ill-structured and in particular rewards box-checks over ideas - my 20% comes from a lack of faith in there being a *great* way to do basic research overall, vague outputs = vague inputs.
The trough I'm trying to lead this particular horse to is labeled "your lofty aims are good, your incentives are bad, stop signalling and start trying to build systems in good faith."
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To run with that (I have no strong opinion on this) how does one structure an incentive system for a job that could be "your whole career does nothing much, and thats ok?" Basic research I think requires that to be a possibility, and surmounting that is very hard.
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I mean, this is literally what VC is for commercial ideas — you're expecting perhaps 90% to amount to nothing. We need a VC model for the commons
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