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> He justifies the pursuit of pure mathematics with the argument that its very "uselessness" on the whole meant that it could not be misused to cause harm. hon
by awild 7y ago
> He justifies the pursuit of pure mathematics with the argument that its very "uselessness" on the whole meant that it could not be misused to cause harm.
honestly, why not do something good and apply yourself to a cause that you believe in instead of doing something you intently don't believe in. It honestly reads like something out of badly written marxist satire of bourgeoisie.