As soon as these well-meaning people incentivize it, for example making universities finances dependent on it, they distort behavior in a way that, paradoxically, destroys its unique flavour, by disincentivising the blue-skies research that creates the real breakthroughs. 2/3
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If you want R&D to truly thrive in this country, you have to encourage both, but not by tying them more closely together. 3/3