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cjs_acyesterday at 11:42 AM1 replyview on HN

The common thread in all of your examples is people with mathematical training bringing mathematical formalisms to disciplines that lacked them.

If you're just offering the wisdom gleaned from your life experiences, they're unlikely to be more insightful that anyone else's.


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braeboyesterday at 2:18 PM

I’m biased as generalist, but I believe there is science behind the emergent insights afforded to us.