stackyFACTSMost scientists just publish a paper and go to happy hour.
Most scientists just publish a paper and go to happy hour. George Price wrote an elegant mathematical equation proving that biological altruism is just genetic selfishness in disguise. Then, entirely crushed by his own cynical discovery, he gave away all his possessions to the homeless, became a devout Christian, and ultimately took his own life in a London squatter's flat. His equation literally broke his will to live by proving true kindness doesn't scientifically exist.
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