Strong agree, and I like your breakdown of costs. Most good work in the world is done without the vision of “saving humanity” or “achieving a flourishing utopia” or similar in mind. Although these are fun things to think about and useful/rational motivations, grand narratives are not the sole source of good/rational/useful motivations and should not be a prerequisite for receiving grants.
Strong agree, and I like your breakdown of costs. Most good work in the world is done without the vision of “saving humanity” or “achieving a flourishing utopia” or similar in mind. Although these are fun things to think about and useful/rational motivations, grand narratives are not the sole source of good/rational/useful motivations and should not be a prerequisite for receiving grants.