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[bko]

> Let me try again. One of the reasons research is supposed to be done at universities is specifically to remove financial incentives.

Wasn't this whole thing preempted by financial incentives playing a role in Harvard dropping the case. My point is financial incentives exist either way. The difference is that FB can point and say "Harvard says we're great and they have no financial incentives to lie *wink*" or we can say "sure I have a lot to gain if I'm right but that doesn't mean I'm wrong".

So you kind of made my point for me. It's the high minded veneer of objectivity I am most against

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The deifference for me is that this is, allegedly, Harvard acting unethically and against how we expect them, as a research university, to act.

There exists no such expectations on other private companies.

This is a failure of the model, not business as usual.