people who say โwhy do we need [fine arts, humanities degrees, mid-budget films] when they donโt make a ton of money?โ are insufferable. why do we need chrysanthemums? why do we need bonfires or baleen whales or the color blue? we just do. we just do.
If I had written about Devils Hole pupfish (Cyprinodon diabolis) as a fictional alien species, people would find the resulting fiction too dark and depressing. ๐งต