My own work has been dismissed as too theoretical and impractical. I'm just pointing out the reaction that this language of "playing" can elicit in those strata

My own work has been dismissed as too theoretical and impractical. I'm just pointing out the reaction that this language of "playing" can elicit in those strata of society that want to see "results". And, more importantly, to the people who do all the work that is needed to keep people like me alive: those who make the food I eat, who keep the trains running, who keep the sewers unclogged, the streets clean, the houses from falling, etc. There is a certain arrogance in the article above, and I felt it should be pointed out. When we set out on a grand adventure of the mind, we should not forget who it is that's footing the bill.