This sounds to me like it’s in line with the argument against space exploration where we shouldn’t explore space when we’ve got problems here on Earth (unless I’m missing something).
Quite a few innovations happen tangentially to what the researchers were trying to do, I personally like the idea of ppl exploring new ideas regardless if they’re helping our immediate problems.
… I personally like the idea of ppl exploring new ideas regardless if they’re helping our immediate problems.
i always wondered if people like william gilbert or otto guericke ever had to endure derision from people due to their experimentation w electricity well before its impact could be known.
some part of me wants to hear overconfident and dogmatic responses like: “electricity?!!! who tf would ever need such a useless thing?!”
This sounds to me like it’s in line with the argument against space exploration where we shouldn’t explore space when we’ve got problems here on Earth (unless I’m missing something).
Quite a few innovations happen tangentially to what the researchers were trying to do, I personally like the idea of ppl exploring new ideas regardless if they’re helping our immediate problems.
i always wondered if people like william gilbert or otto guericke ever had to endure derision from people due to their experimentation w electricity well before its impact could be known.
some part of me wants to hear overconfident and dogmatic responses like: “electricity?!!! who tf would ever need such a useless thing?!”