Depending on the field, research costs A LOT more than living expenses.
This is also overly complicated. There are many people who ALREADY earn significantly more than they need. It seems far simpler to convince them to fund researchers than it would be assemble groups of 10 researchers and hope one manages to strike it rich.
Finally, of the people who would like to do research, how many are actually useful? I imagine a lot more people want to do research than are actually good at it or working in fields where new research is crucial.
Depending on the field, research costs A LOT more than living expenses.
This is also overly complicated. There are many people who ALREADY earn significantly more than they need. It seems far simpler to convince them to fund researchers than it would be assemble groups of 10 researchers and hope one manages to strike it rich.
Finally, of the people who would like to do research, how many are actually useful? I imagine a lot more people want to do research than are actually good at it or working in fields where new research is crucial.
“Depending on the field, research costs A LOT more than living expenses.”
True. I was thinking more along the lines of FHI or SIAI style research that doesn’t need much if any equipment.