And all this vast articulated structure of a culture stood out in the open sun of day, accessible to anyone who wanted to join, who was willing and a… - Kim Stanley Robinson

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And all this vast articulated structure of a culture stood out in the open sun of day, accessible to anyone who wanted to join, who was willing and able to do the work; there were no secrets, there were no closed shops, and if every lab and every specialization had its politics, that was just politics; and in the end politics could not materially affect the structure itself, the mathematical edifice of their understanding of the phenomenal world.