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I took this to be a general call to learn and practice mathematics, and not as a summons to a career in academia, so perhaps I'm seeing it a bit differently. I
by EternalData 10y ago
I took this to be a general call to learn and practice mathematics, and not as a summons to a career in academia, so perhaps I'm seeing it a bit differently.
I have to say as somebody who through attrition always feared math in university that it is meaningful to think about reasons why people fear embracing certain types of knowledge. It's only after the fact that I realize how useful and even how romantic applications of mathematics might be.
I might never be a starry-eyed or an often-drunk academic, but I've grown to really see my initial lack of mathematical learning to be an immensely high opportunity cost. So I can relate to anybody who thinks of structural reasons people might shy away from math and indeed all forms of intimidating knowledge.
- posterboy 10y ago>how romantic applications of mathematics might be. like, in the dating market or do you mean a philosophical potential? The philosophical aspect is huge, eg. to tell once meant counting, or logic and language having a common Greek root.
- ihaveahadron 10y agoHe means in the dating market, he's in love with math, women just aren't doing it for him.
- EternalData 10y agoI mean, I was thinking more of romance as "imbued with idealism", but if differential equations can help me find true love, even better.
- ihaveahadron 10y agoGet a girlfriend dude, you've been jerking it or something too long if you are calling math "romantic". I don't know how to put it, but something's wrong when people get emotional about math and science. Maybe your a homo, I don't know man figure it out, but don't call math romantic again stupidass.