Daniel Lakeland on Nostr: Just had a long talk with my poor overworked wife about my realization that when it ...
Just had a long talk with my poor overworked wife about my realization that when it comes to research, Universities are just rent-seeking middlemen. There is no reason why researchers should be EMPLOYEES of Universities (other than historical accident). In fact, Universities, which are big capital holders funded by the govt should be employed BY researchers and competing to provide researchers with quality facilities at competitive prices.
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