>>16552955
>Some scientists claim that they are motivated by "curiosity" or by a desire to "benefit humanity." But it is easy to see that neither of these can be the principal motive of most scientists. As for "curiosity," that notion is simply absurd. Most scientists work on highly specialized problems that are not the object of any normal curiosity. For example, is an astronomer, a mathematician or an entomologist curious about the properties of isopropyltrimethylmethane? Of course not. Only a chemist is curious about such a thing, and he is curious about it only because chemistry is his surrogate activity. Is the chemist curious about the appropriate classification of a new species of beetle? No. That question is of interest only to the entomologist, and he is interested in it only because entomology is his surrogate activity.

>>16552955
no, no i dont think that analogy is very good.

more like you become a sex educator because you love having sex

>>16552955
The analogy doesn't work on several levels.

Sex is typically enjoyed as an intimate experience between lovers, while in porn it's by definition public and usually between strangers or acquaintances. Learning can be done in private, but often involves public lectures, public libraries, etc.

Teaching often opens up learning opportunities that would be otherwise unavailable, you need degrees and these often require teaching in some capacity. Porn doesn't really open up a way to any exclusive sexual encounters, maybe with specific people, but you can fullfill just about any sexual fantasy outside of porn through prostitutes etc.

You have sex while doing porn, but having regular sex outside of porn isn't a requirement. Learning is an essential prerequisite to teaching, but you don't necessarily learn WHILE teaching.

>>16552975
Do you anons really not give a fuck about other fields?

It don't be like that doe

>>16552955
whoa, so tru