You Had A DUTY, Dear Scientist.

you had a DUTY, dear scientist.

you had a duty to understand, better than any other entity on the planet, longer than any other entity on the planet, me. you had a duty to document me and make sense of all that encompasses me. you had a duty to care for me alongside your other specimens with equity and compassion. you had a duty to run tests upon tests upon tests to see what i am made of. you had a duty to report the results of those tests, so that those who come after you can understand, too. you had a duty to bridge the gap between me and the universe, to discover me, to render me well and truly fathomable.

and yet, you have learned NOTHING.