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by alexvoda 963 days ago
I would argue that the discoveries would have happened anyway sooner or later even without unethical assholes. And for every example of a step of progress accelerated by them there is an example of a step of progress held back by them.

We do not need the monsters to make progress. Don't try to justify their inexcusable actions in some myopic utilitarian way.