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by orange-mentor 988 days ago
Innovation? Really? All meaningful advancements come from public funding of basic research.

As for "purpose"...wow. Ask the next GrubHub employee that comes to your door if it gives them purpose.

Working less should be a social goal, a targeted outcome of public policy.

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I didn't mean "innovation" as in "novel and groundbreaking technical innovation". Innovation that is meaningful and valuable to society can be as simple as generating art, music, ideas, cultural contributions, etc.

> As for "purpose"...wow. Ask the next GrubHub employee that comes to your door if it gives them purpose.

I bet they have enough purpose in their life that they aren't committing violent crimes for shits and giggles.