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[–] Sylvartas 31 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Neolib idiots don't see the (immense) value of fundamental research because it doesn't directly generate profits, more at 11

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 month ago (1 children)

They're not neolibs, they're fascists. The Democrats are neolibs

[–] Sylvartas 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

True, but I don't think many of them would say that to your face (including musk who I assume would pretend to be neolib, who do kind of have a hate boner for basic research, at least in my country)

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Fascists lie, including about being fascists. Trump is a fascist, his party are fascists, those who work for him, even if they don't go all in on fascists values, are absolutely tarrable with the same brush. The biggest difference between them and the Nazis is that the Nazis had better dress sense

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It directly generates profits, they're just too stupid to understand how.

[–] Sylvartas 6 points 1 month ago

Yeah but sometimes it might not because that is not the main goal ! Useless, I tell you !

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Which is stupid, because even video games make you research sticks before you can make nuclear reactors. Guess even entertainment can't teach dumb shits anything. Just retaining nothing.

[–] Famko 4 points 1 month ago

They've never seen a game complicated enough to have research tbf.