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Assuming there is a point to this sort of recursive thought exercise, the largely impenetrable nature of the material by definition guarantees no benefit to soc
by knieveltech 16y ago
Assuming there is a point to this sort of recursive thought exercise, the largely impenetrable nature of the material by definition guarantees no benefit to society at large or other academic fields.
So other than providing a private game preserve for a peculiar flavor of intellectuals that aren't interested in a day job and can't be bothered to gravitate to fields with demonstrable intrinsic value what, exactly, is the point to all of this?
- sprout 16y agoYou never know. Smart people being smart for smart's sake often create unexpected benefits. Trying to direct them to things with 'demonstrable intrinsic value' mostly pisses them off and makes them less likely to come up with truly revolutionary ideas. And so long as these people are teaching 300-level classes to undergrads they're definitely doing something of value, even if it's only creating individuals as jaded as yourself (which who knows, may have some value.)