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by alpaca128 874 days ago
Curiosity is great but that doesn't mean it should always take priority. Would it be nice to know how that plane crashed? Sure, but we also figured out how the Titanic sank without lifting it out of the water.

> Do we leave car wrecks on the side of the road?

No, but we also don't need 80 years to find car wrecks on the side of the road, and there are various reasons to remove them. This comparison is ridiculous.