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[–] [email protected] 8 points 9 months ago (1 children)

So all those animals died for what exactly? A cheaper version of something that already existed?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

A cheaper version of something that already existed?

Implying this is useless? Lots of cool stuff exist already but are too expensive to be useful.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Its no excuse for fast and loose research with so much loss of life.

Disabilities shouldn’t bankrupt people no matter the price. Government are rich enough to provide this sort of thing if they want too.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago

Its no excuse for fast and loose research with so much loss of life.

Totally agree. But your previous comment is implying that there were no gains, not that the costs are too great for the gains, and that's the part that I'm disputing.