> I looked through it, saw lots of intricate stuff, but wondered just why I should dig into that. Since then I read a story about Rota about how, apparently, he

> I looked through it, saw lots of intricate stuff, but wondered just why I should dig into that. Since then I read a story about Rota about how, apparently, he felt much the same about the material Ah yes, the classic rant by Rota. Entertaining read, and good perspective (10 pages). Apparently written in 1997. https://web.williams.edu/Mathematics/lg5/Rota.pdf https://web.williams.edu/Mathematics/lg5/Rota.pdf