Most pure knowledge based cutting edge exploration isn't highly paid though. High pay mostly goes to man vs man status based contributors rather than man vs nat

Most pure knowledge based cutting edge exploration isn't highly paid though. High pay mostly goes to man vs man status based contributors rather than man vs nature based ones. A/B testing and ways to improve ad conversion or stickiness revolve around getting people to do things. This is different than say new math proofs that discover something. When there is overlap and nature reveals a secret to use in society, there is high leverage and often high pay. It is not the norm though. Some may argue that it shouldn't be because it biases the purity or whatnot. I think though zeroing in on a goal like money loses the curious branching paths that discoveries are made of. Exploration and implementation may be fundamentally oppossed. Children are fundamentally money and time sinks because they are pure learning discovery. Soldiers fundamentally can not afford to be curious. Etc...