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by dleeftink 982 days ago
I agree specific knowledge 'products' are difficult to predict. That science would grow beyond the capacity of any individual researcher to keep up with its field however, has long been contemplated [0].

Yet when a field is plateauing or saturated is difficult to say, and I don't find it a compelling argument for closing up shop and calling it a day as the article is suggesting.

[0]: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Science,_Big_Science