> The only time I have seen altruistic, "clean" research was performed by individuals as hobby. Once there are more than one person involved, there will be some

> The only time I have seen altruistic, "clean" research was performed by individuals as hobby. Once there are more than one person involved, there will be some preferred outcome. Nature of humanity. I also think it's worth noting that even though "clean" research does exist coming from individuals, there's also a significant chunk of individuals whose research is even _more_ predetermined for a specific outcome.