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Re:Math is still catching up to the genius of Ramanujan by circlefavshape on Tuesday October 22, 2024 @08:03AM (#41913426)
> Adulthood is freedom.

Freedom? That has not been my experience of adulthood. To me adulthood is about making responsible choices based on their consequences for you and the people around you ... which means that the majority of my time is spent doing things that other people need rather than because I want to do them

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Re:Math is still catching up to the genius of Ramanujan by recursive on Tuesday October 22, 2024 @07:12PM (#41919726)
> To me adulthood is about making responsible choices based on their consequences

What is freedom, if not the ability to make those choices?

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Re:Math is still catching up to the genius of Ramanujan by jojobas on Wednesday October 23, 2024 @07:49AM (#41924001)
"Freedom is the recognition of necessity"
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