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without having to subject their work to the judgement of the market.

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I see this as a good thing, you see it as bad.

Different strokes.

A lot of scientific freedom is that I don't have to justify where my research will make a profit.


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In a free market you don't have to justify it, either - as long as you pay for it with your own money.

If you're dependent on government money, you're not free to do whatever you want.