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Re:Will it be a golden age or a dark age for mathematics (an... by jacquesm on Sunday October 18, 2026 @03:06PM (#50144212)
That's just fantasy.
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Re:Will it be a golden age or a dark age for mathematics (an... by pixl97 on Sunday October 18, 2026 @03:51PM (#50144747)
Which part, the warp drives, ya probably. But other tech advances beyond the human mind? Why would that be?
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Re:Will it be a golden age or a dark age for mathematics (an... by kaffekaka on Sunday October 18, 2026 @03:56PM (#50144807)
What is?

Sure, I do not believe warp drive is possible, but it was of course just an example.

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Re:Will it be a golden age or a dark age for mathematics (an... by fn-mote on Sunday October 18, 2026 @07:09PM (#50146430)
> [...] scientific solutions to our biggest problems [...]

> [...] benefits will not be distributed but concentrated to the elite.

That's the part that's being called out as a fantasy.

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