before I forget

So, I never answered the original question: Why do scientists work hard?

Because we like it.
Science is fun. You get caught up doing it, you can't help yourself.
And there is so much to do.

only bad thing is they make you wear hairnets while analysing crashed flying saucers...

see, this is why Brian May had to leave astronomy for music. Hairnet wouldn't work.
70s were a very difficult decade.

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