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Exactly. It's the good old "government bad" trope. Thought process complete.

What is missing is, that the scientific process does not adhere to any ideal, in the long term. Think tobacco or sugar. Even the author almost mentions it but then decides for memes instead. So pathetic.

EDIT: And there is of course the part where unpromising ROI research is completely ditched and vanishes from the academic landscape, like pedagogic research. Or very risky foundational research where scientists barely scratch together funds, only to get bought up by hawking large corporations once the risks clears.