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[–] ArcaneSlime@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Well, I don't, but some scientists are tasked with it so someone does whether "fun" is the reason or not.

[–] Nudding@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

They do it for pay so they don't starve. We are very much not in a post scarcity society.

[–] wildginger@lemmy.myserv.one 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

You have such a void of interest and wonder that Im beginning to think you are the aliens we are talking about.

You think scientists study for pay? We find ways to get paid so we dont starve from the studying. The study is the point, it always has been

[–] Nudding@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

Maybe you're right.