13 points jruohonen 6 hours ago 4 comments
pestatije 1 hour ago | parent
not just shareholders, rival nations too
skybrian 1 hour ago | parent
How would this study’s methodology account for the public benefit from a new vaccine?
Edit: according to ChatGPT, it doesn’t:
> the analysis considers resources such as research funding, scientists' labor, data collection, analysis, and manuscript preparation. It does not assign an economic value to lives saved, illness prevented, or economic activity preserved by a vaccine
ryx 1 hour ago | parent
To my understanding the article clearly does not question the academic research itself but the way the results are published and who benefits from (the money returned by) such publications. Or am I misreading it?
skybrian 1 hour ago | parent
The headline, at least, is making an comparison between shareholder benefits and public costs.
Why that particular combination? You could just as easily compare private spending and public benefits, and it would make about as much sense.
Maybe better to include both public and private costs and benefits?