• lobsterasteroid
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    3 years ago

    Why does nobody ever stop to ask what the implications will be of allowing actually-existing capitalism to fuck around with advanced biotech?

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      3 years ago

      People do, they’re just drowned out by their colleagues who are rabidly fixated on getting more funding and recognition. Happens all the time in research science in general and it’s very disheartening to see extremely valid criticism be swept under the rug so we can make the place look more comfortable for stakeholders/investors. I hate it.

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        3 years ago

        sadly the lack of funding here is exactly the problem

        companies doing this kind of awesome work should be getting more support. regulation expenses are enormous, ofc for medical devices there’s alot of necessary red tape. but imo there should be gov programmes to help them through it. our taxes can pay for politician’s champagne dinners, but apparently help can’t pay for this?