Science as Leisure

In my opinion, Science was leisure back then because, people like Newton and Galelio had nothing better to do. People who lived during that time period had nothing else to do but to go to school and study. When you have so much free time in your life like that, all you can really do is sit around and wonder about the world and how things function. I know if i did not have so many distractions in my life, i would've been a scientist too. Being a scienetist today seems like you have to be a absolute genius to become one. Albert Einstien, One nof the smartest people in history couldnt even tie his own shoes! Another example is Isaac Newton, who hated school and was lazy, now known as one of the greatest scientist ever.
Today, if you love Science and you do it on your spare time, your immidiatly labeld a "nerd", "loser", or a "geek". With so many distractions now in the new era, people don't even worry about science anymore. Im not saying that we dont have science, but it wasn't as popular as it was back then. The "geeks" and "losers" can one day save the world.