Comment Re:Intellectualism fraud? (Score 1) 117
I'm afraid you seriously fail to appreciate the competitive nature of science. It is a star system something akin to what you see in Hollywood. But you don't get kudos for acting ability or charisma, but from the ideas, observations, and results that you present to the community that resonate. Your reputation will drive the amount of resouces allocated to you. I'm talking about $5e6 to $1e8 type grants collected by true players.
I suppose at the lower college levels,university levels, and in government labs there is some deadwood. But these people absorb practically none of the serious public funding of science, and they tend to still provide reasonable administrative and teaching services.
I would also mention that the *consumer* can get pretty low service from "free market" forces, just like governments can provide poor service to tax payers. Competing proprietary standards comes to mind, leading to either incompatibility or monopoly.
I suppose at the lower college levels,university levels, and in government labs there is some deadwood. But these people absorb practically none of the serious public funding of science, and they tend to still provide reasonable administrative and teaching services.
I would also mention that the *consumer* can get pretty low service from "free market" forces, just like governments can provide poor service to tax payers. Competing proprietary standards comes to mind, leading to either incompatibility or monopoly.
