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by hn72774 600 days ago
> there's no practical use for that information

The information paradox is closer to us than we think!

Joking aside, another perspective on practical use is all of the technology and research advanced that have spun out of black hole research. Multi-messenger astronomy for example. We can point a telescope at the sky where two black holes merged.

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Has that been done?! Iirc there is only one multi messenger observation of LIGO results (of which there have been many) which casts doubt on LIGO
It is still nascent according to this https://rubinobservatory.org/news/multi-messenger-astro