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> A very tiny fraction of population will ever be pure mathematicians. Most just need to know enough to “get things done”. I agree with this, but I want to poi
by edanm 3y ago
> A very tiny fraction of population will ever be pure mathematicians. Most just need to know enough to “get things done”.
I agree with this, but I want to point out that the few "pure mathematicians" are not the only ones who can enjoy the beauty of math, similar to how the few classical musicians (or classical music experts) aren't the only ones who can enjoy classical music.
In fact, looking at the success of various YouTube math channels, or Science channels, etc, there are clearly orders of magnitude more people interested in material on Science and Math than there are people who actively engage in these fields professionally. (This is true of probably every field, btw.)