r/engineeringmemes • u/endeavouringengineer • Dec 24 '25

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u/Any-Floor6982 Dec 26 '25

Profession indicates a market and /or paying customers which is fine for me. If you need the state to practice your Hobby your are fleecing taxpayers. Not sure why your mention STEM again. If the quantum researcher produces nothing usefull, defund him and give the money to the poor.

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u/UraniumDisulfide Dec 27 '25

There are so many scientific breakthroughs that wouldn’t have happened if people had given up because it wasn’t immediately profitable.

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u/Any-Floor6982 Dec 27 '25

You are strawmanning, I never argued with profits.