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Is there a term for this type of highly interesting problem that is ultimately a waste of time? I have been calling it a “brain sink”in my head, it is deeply sa

Is there a term for this type of highly interesting problem that is ultimately a waste of time? I have been calling it a “brain sink”in my head, it is deeply sad to me how many smart people have jumped on the bandwagon and what they could have done otherwise with their potential.

shuckles 4y ago
XKCD: https://xkcd.com/356/ https://xkcd.com/356/
api 4y ago
Now that the world is hyper connected we should expect an increasing number of increasingly virulent memetic plagues like this to emerge. Be skeptical out there.