It depends on how Mr. Braun defines 'useful'. If this is meant to be interpreted as economically useful, then I fully agree with you. Science,
however, can also be 'useful' in other ways, just like art, music, stories, etc. It can be beautiful, awe inspiring, interesting, etc. To me, these
also are important measures of usefulness. And for me, doing home science is mainly driven by that kind of usefulness, This is true for my chemistry
things, but also for the mathematics I am doing more recently.
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