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by ecubed 5165 days ago
Correct me if I'm wrong, but fluff and entertainment has a much lower barrier to entry than tackling real, tangible problems. Writing software is "free" in that I can sit and code for a few months in my free time, and put out a halfway decent game or piece of "fluff" software as you call it. Inventing the next battery technology, on the other hand, requires several PhD's and millions in funding.
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True, but I don't see why we shouldn't critique the fact of the matter.