> Assuming we can find a reason this topic deserved study, does it generalize to other countries? Will it be true in 10 years? Was it true 50 years ago?
Those are good questions! Congratulations, you found a reason this topic deserved study. I wonder how many more there are?
> Congratulations, you found a reason this topic deserved study.
What reason is that? Because it's so specific, weak, and unimportant that I have to ask many more questions to find a way it could lead to any sort of conclusion?
That makes no sense. By those criteria, everything is worth studying, regardless of cost.
For example, if someone studied what women like to eat at lunchtime in Perth, Australia, I'd have a similar set of questions. The data from that study is not wholly uninteresting, but it needs to have some underlying theory of why the public should fund it before it gets public funding.
And then there's the question of opportunity cost. What else could these researchers have been studying instead?
Those are good questions! Congratulations, you found a reason this topic deserved study. I wonder how many more there are?