Even so, in reality, the principle of "first, do no harm" may be less helpful — and less practical — than you might think.
I am a professor of music theory at a university in Massachusetts – a deep blue state – and I have no qualms that what I teach is far less practical than any of the topics being discussed on any channel that is still broadcasting at this hour.
Film may, in certain circumstances, be less practical than penicillin, but it does help with ennui.
The reason to leave Mr Megrahi in prison was less practical than symbolic.
What's more, Europe's temperate climate makes wild harvesting less practical than in the tropics, where insect populations are larger and more predictable.
"When I got laid off, if there was anything less practical than going to work in the auto industry, it was trying to sell original art.
But with a high percentage of titled contributors, their "hints" were often rather less practical than they were revealing of their authors.
But I was older, and I knew that there were disasters in life that sheer determination could not conquer, and that his bracing early instructions were less practical than metaphorical.
Afterward, he became a prosecutor, and she would drink at home and watch soap operas or go out and shop, which, on a public servant's salary, was even less practical than it would be otherwise.
It's infinitely less practical than my previous case, a Speck SmartFlex Card, which is outfitted with a pocket that doubles as a wallet, but much more interesting and a guaranteed conversation starter.
The music industry has always been built on the hopes and dreams of the young and un-disillusioned; sadly, these days those dreams look a bit less practical than ever before.
