I feel like this sort of research cannot be good in either direction: it seems like a waste of money and resources for society to fund this and other abstract t

I feel like this sort of research cannot be good in either direction: it seems like a waste of money and resources for society to fund this and other abstract things which can only lead to amusing mathematical models that will have zero impact on society, which is a bad thing because we have very real problems. But, if it DOES lead anywhere, the technology could be devastating and we're probably too stupid to use it. Seems pointless to me.