&gt; <i>As for ambitious research projects, (...) there&#x27;s academia, government grants (...)</i><p>I.e. both of which provided by a de-facto ultimate monopoly which can afford &quot;luxuries&quot; like <i>basic research</i> because they don&#x27;t have to worry it won&#x27;t pay off next quarter.<p>&gt; <i>(...) and venture capital.</i><p>I want to see VC-sponsored ambitious research projects. VC-money-induced thinking is <i>very</i> short term.