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That's a pretty simplistic view of society. Do we need not need novels or music either? Let's drink nothing but soylent and devote 80 hours per week to our STEM
by thebean11 7y ago
That's a pretty simplistic view of society. Do we need not need novels or music either? Let's drink nothing but soylent and devote 80 hours per week to our STEM careers
- chrisseaton 7y agoPeople literally die without research into things like drugs. They don’t die without movies.
- nico_h 7y agothere are a lot of anecdotes about how a song or a book or a movie changed someone's life.
- craftinator 7y agoThere are a lot of data about how many people have been saved through research. Anecdotes are data with n=1. Not a great comparison.
- scarface74 7y ago> there are a lot of anecdotes.
- andrepd 7y agoAs opposed to research changing someone's life.
- slavik81 7y agoThere's more to living than not dying.
- chrisseaton 7y agoWatching movies?
- afthonos 7y agoYes.