IIRC this was basically the thesis behind the EA Hotel (now CEELEAR) - a low-cost space for nascent EAs to do a bunch of thinking without having to worry too much about the basics.
More broadly this is also a benefit of academic tenure—being able to do your research without having to worry about finding a job (although of course getting funding is still the bottleneck and a big force in directing where research effort is directed).
IIRC this was basically the thesis behind the EA Hotel (now CEELEAR) - a low-cost space for nascent EAs to do a bunch of thinking without having to worry too much about the basics.
More broadly this is also a benefit of academic tenure—being able to do your research without having to worry about finding a job (although of course getting funding is still the bottleneck and a big force in directing where research effort is directed).