This is very narrow minded. Designing a smartphone is very much a big deal. It has changed my job completely and has directly affected millions of people. It's not trivial as you make it sound.
Scientists, explorers in history have made many many such decisions in the past. This is nothing new. I mean the explorers of the past would leave their family behind and head on voyagers where return was in no way guaranteed. They are basically willingly agreeing to orphaning their children for fame and glory. Following through your logic, 'it is just a piece of land', who cares.
Scientists, explorers in history have made many many such decisions in the past. This is nothing new. I mean the explorers of the past would leave their family behind and head on voyagers where return was in no way guaranteed. They are basically willingly agreeing to orphaning their children for fame and glory. Following through your logic, 'it is just a piece of land', who cares.