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[Vladimir Matveev]

Hi there!

What do you think about this idea:

According to my impression, old scientific literature is much richer then modern one in this way: it had a great field of different or even controversial ideas. As a result of "progress", a set of ideas in science becomes more and more coherent like political ideas in the former Soviet Union. Why? My answer: grant system has made unification of brains. If you want to survive you MUST be in agree with big shots of science. If you have some original idea you should conceal it. Instead of your own way you should choose big shot's way. Finally, it may be the way to only one "commonly accepted" idea in the future. It's a convergence of slaves. Maybe it's a good theme for some article, maybe not.

I heard that grant-giving organizations understand the problem but they do not know how to solve it.

Thanks Buffy for your words: "I hate doing things the conventional way."
I thought I am alone in the Conventional World.