I'm not whining, but let's say your folding costs $30 year in energy. If you took that $30 and just donated it directly to the research institute, who is to say they wouldn't be able to make better use of those dollars? They could even buy their own PS3s if that was the best solution.
Anyone can guess. It takes no effort to throw out lots of predictions and have some of them be correct. You are not and wiser or better for having your guesses be right. Even a blind man can hit the bullseye.