/sci/ - Science & Math

I think one of the biggest problems with the scientific community is they don't have a purpose in mind with their research. I believe the reason behind it is that scientists are fascinated by what they are learning, yet the application of their knowledge is something they focus on less. They need to be able to discern between what originally got them interested in the study of science as compared to what is tangibly useful to themselves and other people.

If we are collecting intelligence for the sake of the information itself then I have to be convinced that all these scientists lack either integrity or are extremely blindsided by something that they cannot ascertain.

A giant oil spill just happened off the coast of China two weeks ago. The Japanese Fukushima nuclear power plant had a meltdown in 2017. It just shocks me that pollution is a problem in an age when we can travel to mars. The issue is tunnel vision.

It reminds me of the first Resident Evil movie. Everyone is just hanging out in their office uncaring and unaware of dangerous biological weapons being manufactured a couple floors down. Water is filling up the room slowly, but you just keeping mixing chemicals and writing down the results. When your hermetically sealed, vacuum air tight holding cells start to suffocate you it will be too late to do anything about it.