You don&#x27;t know your science history.<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Peter_D._Mitchell" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Peter_D._Mitchell</a><p>&gt; I don&#x27;t think society&#x27;s avenues of exploration should be decided by a few rich people.<p>And having it decided by popular people (politicians), spending other people&#x27;s money, is any better?<p>Moreover, just because science is privately funded doesn&#x27;t mean that it&#x27;s coming from rich people.