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> Worker man says shitty, then pulls out his magical pocket sized supercomputer on the bus ride home at 6pm.

Total fallacy. Most of the incredible advances we've had in science are due to passion for science, as opposed to financial gain. Financial gain usually promotes iterative advancement.

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I think Tim Cook once said Apple doesn't do it for the money too, while having $150bn on the bank.

I'd start with thinking a wee bit further back. True genius doesn't have a price tag, and if it does, it's only because this world has forced it.

Tim Cook was lying. That doesn't mean people who engage in work to support scientific and technological advancement (rather then mere iteration) are also lying.

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