$16 billion spent on Erectile Dysfunction research
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I doubt the US is spending even close to that on alternative energy research. Not to diminish the problems of those with erectile dysfunction but a cure for cancer or free energy would probably do a lot more people a lot more good for the money.
The problem is a large proportion of research energy is focused on what will return the most in the marketplace instead of what will return the most to mankind. People lose sight of the big picture in their sprint to make the most money they can and people suffer because of it.
There has to be a balance between altruism and greed and we aren't anywhere close to the middle right now.
I can't tell if people are asking a question or telling me something? It is really annoying and I see it mostly from creative types? But sometimes other programmers do it also? I wish they would use properly mixed punctuation instead of mostly question marks?
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Give me concentrated wind and solar farms anyday over clearcuts and strip mines.
it's called a clavinet
I doubt the US is spending even close to that on alternative energy research. Not to diminish the problems of those with erectile dysfunction but a cure for cancer or free energy would probably do a lot more people a lot more good for the money.
The problem is a large proportion of research energy is focused on what will return the most in the marketplace instead of what will return the most to mankind. People lose sight of the big picture in their sprint to make the most money they can and people suffer because of it.
There has to be a balance between altruism and greed and we aren't anywhere close to the middle right now.
I can't tell if people are asking a question or telling me something? It is really annoying and I see it mostly from creative types? But sometimes other programmers do it also? I wish they would use properly mixed punctuation instead of mostly question marks?