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just nonsense semiconductor research has propelled us forward, and it was for the most part not done for curiosity's sake. (Not that "curiosity" is anything ot
by fsckboy 3y ago
just nonsense
semiconductor research has propelled us forward, and it was for the most part not done for curiosity's sake. (Not that "curiosity" is anything other than evolved hunter-gatherer profit maximization, most of which was carried out on time periods shorter than a quarter.)
- kergonath 3y agoSigh. One example of A is not a proof that not-A does not exist. Besides, even in semi-conductors there is plenty of research justified only by curiosity. Some of those turn out to be important after the fact; that’s the nature of research.
- riffraff 3y agothe claim was "every notable advance", so giving a single example is proof that "every" is not true.
- quinndexter 3y ago"Every" is immediately followed by "notable", so what's being counted here is entirely subjective.
- josefx 3y ago> semiconductor research has propelled us forward, and it was for the most part not done for curiosity's sake. And yet if learned book binders and doctors had not decided that they where much more interested in studying chemistry and physics the industry would be stuck trying to create new mechanical calculators using ever smaller gears instead.