Kind of agree. Wish there was still some prestige with 'basic science'. The day-to-day plugging away. The big breakthroughs wouldn't happen without the basic building blocks, but the basics don't get the funding or the glamor.

And of course, corporate greed that just wants to suck up the breakthroughs.

But seems like we are at an impasse with current structures. We've reached some stability points that are not good, but have entrenched interests.

It's all Moloch. https://www.slatestarcodexabridged.com/Meditations-On-Moloch