Without having read the study, it leads me to wonder about the influence of money on scientific study.  Disruptive scientific discoveries also have a disruptive effects on economies and industries.  Surely entrenched industries have an economic interest in suppressing scientific research that could disrupt their markets.  For example, the carbon-based energy industry would be hugely impacted by the rapid development of fusion-based energy. They have an economic interest in slowing down fusion research, but the threat of climate change is finally backing them into a corner.  Could we cure diabetes if we really focused on it? Literally billions of dollars of revenue would be lost to the pharmaceutical companies that currently provide drugs to treat but not cure diabetes.  How much do those companies slow down research into cures?  The same can be said for all kinds of chronic medical conditions.  Companies make more money treating long term ailments than they would if their were outright cures.If Quantum Computing suddenly became dominant, imagine the disruption to all the current computer suppliers.  Certainly the computing industry has an incentive to be secretive and eschew cooperation that could lead to faster breakthroughs.  There are other examples, but you get the idea.

Without having read the study, it leads me to wonder about the influence of money on scientific study.  Disruptive scientific discoveries also have a disruptive effects on economies and industries.  Surely entrenched industries have an economic interest in suppressing scientific research that could disrupt their markets.  For example, the carbon-based energy industry would be hugely impacted by the rapid development of fusion-based energy. They have an economic interest in slowing down fusion research, but the threat of climate change is finally backing them into a corner.  Could we cure diabetes if we really focused on it? Literally billions of dollars of revenue would be lost to the pharmaceutical companies that currently provide drugs to treat but not cure diabetes.  How much do those companies slow down research into cures?  The same can be said for all kinds of chronic medical conditions.  Companies make more money treating long term ailments than they would if their were outright cures.If Quantum Computing suddenly became dominant, imagine the disruption to all the current computer suppliers.  Certainly the computing industry has an incentive to be secretive and eschew cooperation that could lead to faster breakthroughs.  There are other examples, but you get the idea.

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