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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,WILLIAM ,GILLIS 

,TEXT 3 

,! FIR/ TIME ,I 5C\NT]$ ! CLAIM ?AT AN AN>*I/IC SOCIETY W\LD IMP$E SCI5TIFIC.<#a.> PROGRESS ,I WAS TOO %OCK$ -- & LAT] BUSY *ORTL+ -- TO SKET* \T A ?OR\< RESPONSE4 

,IT'S A SURPRIS+ S5TIM5T TO ME = A LOT ( REASONS1 NOT ! LEA/ = ! WELL KN[N CORRESPOND5CE BETWE5 SCI5TIFIC PROGRESS & SOCIAL & MAT]IAL FRE$OM 9 MASS SOCIETIES4  ,I SUPPOSE LIB]ALS MI<T BE 9CL9$ TO WRITE ?IS RELATION (F AS A L[ VALUE-CORRESPOND5CE - LIKE SOLELY :E!R FREE SPEE* IS ALL[$ OR IF FOLKS EV5 HAVE TIME = ANY?+ BESIDES ! /RUGGLE TO /AY ALIVE - BUT TO ME ! CONNECTION SEEMS QUITE OBVI\SLY FUNDAM5TAL4  ,P[] RELATIONS ( ANY K9D >E ULTIMATELY MORE CON/RICTIVE ( 9QUIRY ?AN !Y CAN EV] BE ( B5EFIT TO IT4 ,! LOGIC IS SIMPLE3 ,CONTROL CAN ONLY BE A*IEV$ ?R\< DIS5GAGEM5T & RIGIDITY4 ,& SO ANY SUCCESSFUL P[] /RUCTURE MU/ 9VOLVE ME*ANISMS TO PUNI% & SUPPRESS HABITS ( 9QUIRY4 

,P>5TS1 TEA*]S1 BOSSES & COPS444 !Y ALL A*IEVE CONTROL BY MIMICK+ ! B9>Y SY/EM ( ?REATS 7ABSOLUTE LAW & PUNI%M5T7 ?AT ! /ATE USES4 ,RA!R ?AN AN ORGANIC SY/EM ( CON/ANT1 DEC5TRALIZ$ GIVE & TAKE ?AT REW>DS WID] ATT5TION1 ! >*I/ APPROA* SEEKS TO IDEALLY %R9K ! SUBJECT'S ATT5TION D[N TO A S+LE1 CONTROLLABLE 9PUT4 ,?IS CREATES AN >TIFICIAL 5VIRONM5T ?AT REW>DS HABITS ( RIGIDITY & PUNI%ES P]SI/5T 9QUIRY4 ,& ( C\RSE !SE HABITS >E REPLICAT$ 9 ! COMMUNITIES & /RUCTURES !Y CREATE ) !IR PE]S4 ,LITTLE HAS BROK5 MY HE>T MORE ?AN GO+ FROM TEA*+ ?IRD GRAD]S :O DELI<T$LY TOOK TO ADVANC$ ALGEBRA & CALCULUS TO JAD$ & BROK5 MIDDLE S*OOL]S :OSE PRIORITIES W]E SOCIAL SURVIVAL & ESCAPE FROM MIS]Y4 ,SUFFICE TO SAY1 PEOPLE W\LD PLACE F> MORE VALUE 9 SCI5CE IF !Y W]5'T CON/ANTLY BEAT5 D[N = HAV+ AN OP5 M9D4 ,GRANT$1 IT MI<T 5D UP TAK+ A FEW G5]ATIONS = LIT]ALLY EV]YONE TO BECOME A SCI5TI/1 BUT EV5 A MOD]ATE IMPROVEM5T W\LD DO WOND]S4 

,?AT'S ! REASON+ = MY G5]AL 9CL9ATION ?AT AN>*I/IC SOCIETIES W\LD BE F> MORE FACILITATIVE ( SCI5TIFIC 9QUIRY4 ,BUT ! SPECIFICS PA9T EXACTLY ! SAME PICTURE4 

,! C5TRALIZ$ MEANS ( RESE>* & DEVELOPM5T *>ACT]I/IC ( /ATE 9VOLVEM5T IS HUGELY 9EFFICI5T4 7,ONE CAN'T HELP BUT SUSPECT ?AT MI<T EV5 BE 9T5TIONAL47 ,CAPITAL 9T5SIVE UND]TAK+S LIKE ! ,L,H,C & ,N,A,S,A >E WIDELY KN[N TO BE RIDDL$ ) BUREAUCRATIC 9EFFICI5CIES1 9 SOME CASES RAIS+ CO/S BY A FULL ORD] ( MAGNITUDE4 ,! ,L,H,C W\LD WORK BETT] AS A COOP]ATIVE ?AT ELECT$ ITS [N1 TOOK DONATIONS & ACT$ AUTONOM\SLY 9 ITS [N 9T]E/ RA!R ?AN ALL[+ EV]Y DECISION TO BE ! RESULT ( TOTALLY UNRELAT$ DIPLOMATIC JOCKEY+4 ,N,A,S,A W\LD WORK BETT] BROK5 UP3 SOME MAJOR PROJECTS ACT+ LIKE SAID COOP]ATIVES1 O!RS COMPET+4 

,! CORPORATE RESE>* MODEL IS ONE ( 9CREM5TAL DATA COLLECTION B5T SEV]ELY BY PAT5T & MILIT>Y CONC]NS4 ,ASIDE FROM BE+ HUGELY PSY*OLOGICALLY SC>R+ TO SCI5TI/S & ACTIVELY SUPPRESS+ ! SORT ( DEEP-?9K+ P>ADIGMATIC LEAPS ?AT KEEP !ORETICAL CLUTT] FROM ACCUMULAT+1 ! FOCUS ( 9VE/IGATION IS L>GELY DET]M9$ FROM ! TOP D[N 9 ORD] TO MAXIMIZE %ORT T]M B5EFITS TO ?OSE 9 P[]4 ,OBVI\SLY ?IS HAS L$ TO ALL K9DS ( T]RIBLE CONSEQU5CES & HAS HELP$ RE9=CE ! NOTION ( SCI5TI/S AS IRRESPONSIBLE LAPDOGS ( AU?ORITY1 BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY IT HAS HAD A RET>D+ EFFECT ON SCI5TIFIC DEVELOPM5T AS A :OLE4 ,LOGICAL FOLL[-UPS ON DISCOV]IES OR !ORETICAL DEVELOPM5TS >5'T JU/ PURSU$ UNEQUALLY1 :OLE TRA9S ( 9VE/IGATION >E >TIFICIALLY ACCEL]AT$ OR DECEL]AT$ RELATIVE ONE ANO!R CREAT+ SITUATIONS :]E REALIZATIONS ?AT SPEAK TO CORE ISSUES ) ANO!R TRA9 >5'T DISCOV]$ UNTIL WELL 9TO ITS DEVELOPM5T4 

,SCI5CE WORKS BE/ 9 A /ATE ( 9=MATIONAL AN>*Y4 ,PAYWALL 5CLOS$ J\RNALS >E N[ WIDELY RECOGNIZ$ AS A /A9 ON \R FIELD & A DETRIM5T TO SCI5TIFIC PROGRESS4 ,BUT SO TOO DOES ! SEV]ITY ( NON-DISCLOSURE AGREEM5TS 7%AP$ BO? BY M>KET /&>DS DI/ORT$ T[>DS CAPITAL & ! AVAILABILITY ( /ATE CO]CION RA!R ?AN POLYC5TRIC >BITRATION SY/EMS PR$ICAT$ SOLELY ON REPUTATION7 NOT TO M5TION ! V]Y 5=CEABILITY ( 9TELLECTUAL PROP]TY OP5LY SUPPRESS COMPETITION & 9NOVATION4 

,NONE ( !SE ISSUES ( RELATIVE EFFICI5CY %\LD BE ?AT SURPRIS+4 ,ULTIMATELY ANY COLLECTIVE PURSUIT IS A PROCESS+ PROBLEM & ! MORE DEC5TRALIZ$ & RI*LY CONNECT$ A SY/EM IS ! BETT] IT'S CAPABLE ( PROCESS+4 

,BUT :AT ( FUND+ ITSELF8 

,ON ! ONE H& !RE'S A T5D5CY TO SAY WELL1 SO :AT IF SCI5TI/S 5D UP PU%+ MOPS P>T-TIME8 ,PL5TY ( SCI5TI/S CURR5TLY WA/E A LOT ( TIME ON WORK IRRELEVANT TO !IR 9VE/IGATIONS 7TEA*+1 ETC7 & SOME ( ! BE/ DEVELOPM5TS HAVE COME FROM PEOPLE :O PREF]R$ TO E>N !IR BREAD FROM LESS DEM&+ SIDE-JOBS4 

,BUT ! TRICK IS ?AT ! EFFICI5CIES ( AN>*I/IC SOCIAL >RANGEM5TS EXT5D TO ! SOCIAL SUPPORT 9FRA/RUCTURE = SCI5CE AS WELL4 ,A MORE EFFICI5T SOCIETY PROVIDES GREAT] BACKGR\ND ABUNDANCE1 FREE+ 9QUIR+ M9DS ?AT MI<T O!RWISE BE ECONOMICALLY TRAPP$ & PROVID+ GREAT] REAL WEAL? ACROSS ! BO>D4 ,EV5 IGNOR+ ITS RIDICUL\S MISALLOCATION & 9EFFICI5CY1 GOV]NM5T FUND+ = RESE>* IS BO? A FRACTION ( ?AT AVAILABLE ?R\< PRIVATE GRANTS & A RIDICUL\SLY T9Y P]C5TAGE ( ! TAXDOLL>S CURR5TLY COLLECT$ EV5 9 A WORLD LEAD] LIKE ! ,U,S4 ,IT W\LDN'T TAKE MU* TO EXP& ! VOLUNT>Y PRIVATE_/*>ITABLE SECTOR 7?R\< 9VE/M5T GR\PS OR 5?USIA/ DONATIONS AS CURR5TLY PRES5T 9 A LOT ( EXTREMELY EXP5SIVE SPACE EXPLORATION DEVELOPM5T7 TO AT LEA/ COV] EXI/+ CO/S4 ,FUR!R ! 9T]PLAY BETWE5 RESE>*]S_/DESIGN]S1 !IR SUPPORT]S & ! RE/ ( ! POPULATION W\LD BE MORE NUANC$1 TRANSP>5T & ACC\NTABLE ON ALL 5DS4 ,& ?IS IS LIKELY TO /OKE EV5 MORE 9VE/M5T4 ,HI]>*ICAL1 C5TRALIZ$ & $ICT-BAS$ P[] /RUCTURES LIKE ! /ATE & CORPORATIONS ACT AS 9=MATION BOTTL5ECKS ON EV]Y LEVEL & >E PRONE TO TOTALIZ+ SW+S 9 POLICY ) NO CAPACITY = GRADUAT$ PRESSURES4 

,SIMPLY PUT1 IT SEEMS OBVI\S TO ME ?AT !RE W\LD BE MORE SCI5TI/S & A HI<] DRIVE = SCI5CE 9 AN AN>*I/IC SOCIETY1 PLUS A HI<] DEGREE ( EFFICI5CY ?AT W\LD B5EFIT SCI5CE DIRECTLY AS WELL AS 9DIRECTLY4 

,IF ! ,/ATE HAD BE5 ABOLI%$ A C5TURY AGO1 WE'D ALL HAVE ROBOTS & SUMM] HOMES 9 ! ,A/]OID BELT4 

-- ,SAMUEL ,KONK9 

.<#a.> ,I %\LD NOTE ?AT ,I'M US+ ! DEF9ITION ( SCI5CE ?AT 9VOLVES SEEK+ DIRECT ROOTS-UP EXPLANATIONS 7IE PHYSICS1 MA!MATICS1 *EMI/RY & A BIT ( BIOLOGY7 RA!R ?AN M]ELY ANY?+ ?AT DABBLES 9 EMPIRICISM4 

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