As in all types of research, yes. Some of it proves to be a good idea and gets wider adoption, some of it falls by the wayside. No one can predict which one it’s going to be until the dust settles, so yes some money will get “wasted” but not in the same way as say, a politician’s salary where they spend all their time stopping things from happening and don’t actually do anything or achieve anything. That’s a waste of taxpayer dollars.
Tax payer money has been wasted on this.
As in all types of research, yes. Some of it proves to be a good idea and gets wider adoption, some of it falls by the wayside. No one can predict which one it’s going to be until the dust settles, so yes some money will get “wasted” but not in the same way as say, a politician’s salary where they spend all their time stopping things from happening and don’t actually do anything or achieve anything. That’s a waste of taxpayer dollars.