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No, the economy is missing out on an easy way to get rich. No one person is missing out on an easy way to get rich. China wants to build LFTRs but can't solve some sort of hiring problem (I have friends who've been offered positions in China, and the Chinese definitely think their academic culture is inferior to Western academic culture, and they appear to be correct).
Also I am generally quite willing to believe people are crazy.
"Coordination problems are hard."
Yes, I agree. I don't understand the surprise, though.
If you are familiar with and agree with the obvious answer then I don't understand why you asked the question.
I don't understand why you don't understand. Here's the conversation:
EY: "I don't understand why we don't do X."
me: "If it was so easy, people could make $$$."
EY: "Well, it's not easy for individuals."
me: "Well, I agree, so why are you wondering why we don't do X?"
That does make more sense to me, reading the context with a slightly different emphasis here and there. Retracted.