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Re:If the University of Chicago Won't Defend the Humanities,... by nextaccountic on Sunday October 05, 2025 @02:47PM (#45484105)
> most "real" work in the humanities is locked behind not just academic paywalls but an impenetrable wall of inward-focused jargon. Humanities work is written for other people in the humanities, not the public. It also tends to deal with subjects that are not of interest to 90%+ of the public.

You just described a lot of research in mathematics

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Re:If the University of Chicago Won't Defend the Humanities,... by fn-mote on Sunday October 05, 2025 @03:04PM (#45484239)
> You just described a lot of research in mathematics

You mean every research article in any subject that I have ever read.

But that’s the audience for research.

Read the survey articles if you’re looking for a more palatable exposition. Research is written for researchers.

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