Everyone in R&D and #academia is familiar with writing grant and research proposals, large & small, national & international. And not many like this system for many reasons. May it success rates, objectivity, flavor of the month topics and related work load. My former co-worker G. Schweiger has taken a critical look at this, here his paper and ideas: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0282320 #cantwedobetter

@ahermitforhire Ah, Wendell. He's a smart one. I keep wanting to run away to another country, someplace where healthcare and higher education would be easily available to my family, where sending your kid to school wouldn't mean a constant dread and unease, waiting to see if they get shot by some deranged fucker with an AR-15 who thinks they're a cool character in a video game. But... this is my home. Where can I go and be home? I guess Thich Nhat Hanh would say I can be home anywhere; I myself am the homeness. #home #america #usa #cantwedobetter?