> only if human endeavor only ever builds linearly. A lot of mathematics is cumulative, though. And even if you can go further by going thinner (specialising

> only if human endeavor only ever builds linearly. A lot of mathematics is cumulative, though. And even if you can go further by going thinner (specialising more), maybe breakthroughs require lateral thinking and connections that are predicated on not being too specialised, but having breadth also. If that is the case, sooner or later we might be in trouble.