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I once had a math PhD friend tell me that if they ever became aware of any practical applications to their research, it would probably lose all interest to them
by opinion-is-bad 5y ago
I once had a math PhD friend tell me that if they ever became aware of any practical applications to their research, it would probably lose all interest to them. I’ve always found that to be curious and a good reminder that others can have radically different beliefs to my own in unexpected ways.