Knowledge gaps imply researchers from underprivileged backgrounds have to struggle much more. "As the infusion of mass media information into a social system increases, higher socioeconomic status segments tend to acquire this information faster than lower socioeconomic-status population segments so that the gap in knowledge between the two tends to increase rather than decrease"...(Source: google)
The thing is productivity of research and its ultimate end use are a function of the economy. After all the low hanging fruits have been plucked, it would seem there would come a slow death of research. The law of diminishing returns would dictate that this science, medicine and engineering thing would stop bearing fruits. Wells would turn dry. Once that happens and in a stagnant economy the dominant discourse would move from unlimited opportunities and synergy to "Sharing a pie" or a "zero sum game". Once that happens the dominant economic discourse would turn more leftist.
To strike at the roots of economic imbalance we have to have equal opportunities for all.
Several people would just be required to study and be knowledgeable enough to predict the future. Professors just have one thing to do. Research and then some more research. (I thought a few random thoughts streaking through my mind when posted in this user generated content post would enrich the internet)
The thing is productivity of research and its ultimate end use are a function of the economy. After all the low hanging fruits have been plucked, it would seem there would come a slow death of research. The law of diminishing returns would dictate that this science, medicine and engineering thing would stop bearing fruits. Wells would turn dry. Once that happens and in a stagnant economy the dominant discourse would move from unlimited opportunities and synergy to "Sharing a pie" or a "zero sum game". Once that happens the dominant economic discourse would turn more leftist.
To strike at the roots of economic imbalance we have to have equal opportunities for all.
Several people would just be required to study and be knowledgeable enough to predict the future. Professors just have one thing to do. Research and then some more research. (I thought a few random thoughts streaking through my mind when posted in this user generated content post would enrich the internet)
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