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I am an academic mathematician. Happily, I have observed little of what you described. Ego, sure, but pettiness and vindictiveness, no.
by impendia 14y ago
I am an academic mathematician. Happily, I have observed little of what you described. Ego, sure, but pettiness and vindictiveness, no.
- jacquesm 14y agoMath may very well be a huge exception to this because all mathematicians can test their proofs in an objective way rather than as partial opinions or bits of understanding of a greater whole. It's a discovery process with 'true' or 'false' embedded right into the core of the science.