You equate abstractness with uninspiringness and lack of excitement but that's just how you feel about it, not an absolute. The abstract nature of maths is wha

You equate abstractness with uninspiringness and lack of excitement but that's just how you feel about it, not an absolute. The abstract nature of maths is what I find appealing about it. I prefer explanations that explicitly treat the abstract nature of what is being taught to ones that try to bootstrap it from examples. I like baby Rudin. I find pure maths easier and more enjoyable than applied. There are different kinds of people in the world.