> why is our society so inefficient when it comes to spending money? There's no recipe for that - it's a gamble. The amounts of money that are spent in science

> why is our society so inefficient when it comes to spending money? There's no recipe for that - it's a gamble. The amounts of money that are spent in science have been increasing rapidly for decades to great proportions, but there's no law that says that the returns won't be diminishing. Also, covid has been politicized and nationalized so you 're not likely to see a concerted effort , even if it costs way more that way. Human crowds it seems are not wise enough to be efficient.