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> They were disheveled and unkempt. They had signs saying we could have world peace if everyone spoke Esperanto. ... I cringed. As a math major and lifelong ch
by hilux 3y ago
> They were disheveled and unkempt. They had signs saying we could have world peace if everyone spoke Esperanto. ... I cringed.
As a math major and lifelong chess player ... "cringy" is how I feel about so many math and chess people I meet. It sucks.
Intellectuals so often are impractical, and also interpersonally challenging. I wish I had spent my childhood on team sports instead.
- pavel_lishin 3y ago> As a math major and lifelong chess player ... "cringy" is how I feel about so many math and chess people I meet. It sucks. This feels like something many hobbies share. The more obscure, the more likely you are to run into the weirdos and "edge cases" who are, well, poorly socialized, I guess. But you also get to meet the weirdos and edge cases who are tremendously interesting! > I wish I had spent my childhood on team sports instead. I didn't do any team sports growing up, but I'm trying my best to make sure my kid does.