that's not nearly as exciting as uncovering something new first yourself, but I agree to some extent. Also that's not something you'll get paid for, it's basically coursework at that point.
Sure, but for most humans except for some on the upper echelons of education and intelligence, discovering something new for the first time was never going to happen anyway.
right but that's why i did a math phd lol! To be part of that group of humans.