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adastra22today at 3:47 AM3 repliesview on HN

Mathematics isn't art. It doesn't gain its value in human affairs from being interesting to study. I fail to see why we should cater to that.


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wrsh07today at 12:05 PM

Importantly, which mathematicians will understand deep useful math? Who will actually care about the knowledge we can generate at will?

wrsh07today at 12:04 PM

Yes, open source isn't art either, yet my point is that the same principle applies to both

There are many ways to stop progress and productivity

BeetleBtoday at 3:52 AM

What is it, if not an art?

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