Knudsen: I'm a socialist, so I don't really care about money. Here in Scandinavia, we teach our children teamwork from an early age. It's not a personal issue. And so am I. I have never asked for a raise in 34 years.
Der Spiegel: Have you ever had more money? Isn't that still the case?
Knudsen: yes of course. But I didn't press. I don't think capitalism and money make people happy. At Nordisk, I always preferred to use my credibility to demand more funding for science, rather than increasing my own salary. Also, I have no intellectual property rights. I gave it away when I got a job, so it belongs to the company.
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