[dombiscoff]

I too am astounded by humanities desire to know things without a monetary benefit. Don't they understand the money spent on this could've gone to a vulture capital?

[yieldcrv]

I see, and thats not my point

proving the strains of malaria was interesting

proving whether they died from arsenic or malaria isn’t, unless its of consequence half a millenia later

[dombiscoff]

Says you, wouldn't historians find this interesting? The medici family is a prominent part of Italian history. But again, think of the vulture capital!

[yieldcrv]

I don’t really appreciate the sarcasm because I asked for an ELI5 not a “in favor of something profitable”

There could be a consequential angle I’m not aware of