There’s this common problem with pulp math, and the article has it: mathematical rationality and philosophical rationality are different and only philosophical

There’s this common problem with pulp math, and the article has it: mathematical rationality and philosophical rationality are different and only philosophical rationality is difficult to define. If we began articulating that distinction in the 20th century, then ironical maths are pre-modern. Which is why they don’t piss off well-adjusted adults. Which is why they’re funny. Drunk logic, cat logic, these can fit in cartoons. David Letterman said, “If what you've done is stupid, but it works… then it really isn't all that stupid.” But that phrase is delusional in the way ironical maths justify themselves.