[extropy-chat] The Hidden Luddite was Re: peak oil debate

[Damien Sullivan]

On Wed, Sep 07, 2005 at 07:29:58AM -0700, The Avantguardian wrote:

> see it everywhere. I even see the insidious tendrils
> of econonomic luddism much closer to home in the HIV
> antiviral pharmaceutical industry. It's the only way I
> can explain why after so many billions of dollars
> spent and so much knowledge gained regarding HIV,
> there is still no cure. Its because the current market

You can't believe that the fastest evolving virus I've ever heard of, which
targets the immune system directly, is a tough nut to crack?

> So long as there is so much profit to be made by
> treating HIV, there is little incentive (at least in
> wealthy industrial countries) to actually cure it.

How much of the relevant research is done by corps vs. academics?

-xx- Damien X-)