Comment Comment by ke88y Sorry, you’re totally correct!It’s important to point out that US professors are sometimes able to go without public patronage, but that this is very much an anomaly.The US private sector funds A LOT of R&D relative to other countries, and the US attracts an outsized amount of FDI targeted at R&D.As a result, in the USA there are occasionally rare instances where professors can mostly fund labs without government patronage.Scientists in other counties are even more desperate for public patronage (and its associated political games) than US scientists parent ke88y 1 year ago
It’s important to point out that US professors are sometimes able to go without public patronage, but that this is very much an anomaly.
The US private sector funds A LOT of R&D relative to other countries, and the US attracts an outsized amount of FDI targeted at R&D.
As a result, in the USA there are occasionally rare instances where professors can mostly fund labs without government patronage.
Scientists in other counties are even more desperate for public patronage (and its associated political games) than US scientists