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youknownothingtoday at 4:14 PM2 repliesview on HN

This is a thought-provoking idea but, even if true, I don't think it will gain much traction. We humans like to be right and earn awards for our predictions. A Nobel wouldn't feel quite the same if given to someone who just happened to randomly stumble upon something.


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webnrrd2ktoday at 7:51 PM

What, like penicillin?

pixl97today at 4:25 PM

I mean a lot of discoveries are things found along the way in search of something else. Look at something like the initial discovery of super glue.