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stymaar • yesterday at 9:50 AM • 1 reply • view on HN

The goal of mathematics is to solve problems the same way the goal of a marathon is to do a 42km travel.

Why are people running in the first place when they could just take their car?!


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amelius • yesterday at 10:19 AM

Wrong analogy. Solving a problem that is already solved is different from running a distance that is already traveled.