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by rand_r 23 days ago
> all viewpoints covered from you populace

This is the core of the issue. We don’t actually want all viewpoints represented because that wouldn’t by itself produce any value.

You want someone to come up with the fundamental theorems of Calculus, linking the area of a curve with its anti-derivative, because that’s incredibly useful. Generically grabbing everyone’s view isn’t a competitive strategy. You need to be selective on things that are intrinsically useful and promote that.

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But the research becomes how much coffee can someone drink before it's unhealthy type studies.

The study you mention can be founded with pen and paper. No expensive trials or heavy equipment or team needed.

For calculus maybe, but in medical/biology fields you might want to see how different people may react differently to the same treatment.