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Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch
My comment was in jest, but I think there are better ways to do research then to spend time analysing on line tourneys. I also think that there are better ways to spend money when you consider the shortfalls in financing aids research.
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That is an excellent point, and one that I agree with. It seems practicality and general need are not key criteria for determining research topics and funding.
I've always been puzzled why behavioural studies such as this analyze weird quirks that seem to be in no way useful to research further, rather than researching topics that might help foster deeper understandings of different viewpoints around the world. I guess it gives the scientists an interesting little tidbit of trivia they can impress people with at parties.
And by people I mean video game nerds.