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[โ€“] ArcaneSlime@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Well, I don't, but some scientists are tasked with it so someone does whether "fun" is the reason or not.

[โ€“] Nudding@lemmy.world -1 points 10 months ago

They do it for pay so they don't starve. We are very much not in a post scarcity society.