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Someone claimed it would be "useful", without saying what for. Hence the questions "what for?". To try to shame people for that question in the name of science
by customguy 2mo ago
Someone claimed it would be "useful", without saying what for. Hence the questions "what for?". To try to shame people for that question in the name of science of all things is wild.
- czgov 2mo agoWhich product becomes better if it is correct? Tying the worthiness of theoretical knowledge to the whether or not it improves a product is asinine in my opinion.
- customguy 2mo agoI generally[0] agree, but IMO that should be taken up with https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49369458 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49369458 more than with people who ask for examples for that claim. [0] and am only adding that "generally" because I can think of examples where I'd disagree, e.g. a kid that wants to count all stars in the night sky before it has dinner would just starve and then not be able to count stars, either.