I get your point, how long do we keep digging before we reach the center of the earth? It is human nature to quit, most especially, when there is no foreseeabl

I get your point, how long do we keep digging before we reach the center of the earth? It is human nature to quit, most especially, when there is no foreseeable benefits. But think about it this way, science is like the human body. The head of science, are those scientists who make a new discovery by going through research articles of their predescessors, who were just 1 mm from digging up gold. The necks are those scientists, who almost made a new discovery, but couldn't see the light at the end of the tunnel. And the legs, are the early scientist like Galileo, who laid the ground work. Anyways, wherever you find yourself, it is imperative you don't lose faith in the process. Afterall, everybody mocked the Wright brothers, for building a plane. And most advanced scientist question, why they venture into this field called science, afterall it is a labor of love, and only the lucky few get glorified. But I get your point through and through, it is better scientists pour in their brains in more linear science, like things we can see and computate, instead of pouring brain power in abstract concept that has no current benefit in the present society.