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And that's a fine enough reason. Sometimes learning assembly leads people to learn about electrical engineering concepts, and boolean algebra. Sometimes writing
by dimitrios1 4y ago
And that's a fine enough reason. Sometimes learning assembly leads people to learn about electrical engineering concepts, and boolean algebra. Sometimes writing algorithms that need to be efficient leads people to learn about number theory. Sometimes people trying to develop a really effective database schema get interested in set theory.
These are good things.
- epgui 4y agoExactly, and it's supposed to be what this forum is all about: intellectual curiosity and (to some degree) interdisciplinary knowledge-sharing! It drives me nuts that the anti-intellectual stance is so prevalent.
- resource0x 4y agoI actually put some effort in learning it, and found it intellectually empty. If you find it enlightening - good for you. :-)
- epgui 4y agoYou must have an interesting definition of "intellectual" lol...
- gryn 4y agoI agree, just pointing out the reason/gateway drug.