There's never been a better time to go into math (by: 3blue1brown) [video]

Re:There's never been a better time to go into math (by: 3bl... by _heimdall on Monday October 19, 2026 @12:23AM (#50148348)

I've never hired anyone only to enjoy the process of trying to solve a problem. Imagine hiring a plumber that never solves your plumbing problem but had a hell of a time enjoying the process of trying to understand it. Would you want to pay them for that?

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Re:There's never been a better time to go into math (by: 3bl... by youoy on Monday October 19, 2026 @01:18AM (#50148645)

I would want to hire a plumber that does both, because his/her solution would be better and higher quality 100% of the times.

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Re:There's never been a better time to go into math (by: 3bl... by _heimdall on Tuesday October 20, 2026 @01:58PM (#50170147)

Into eh concept of the mathematics discussion, I wouldn't care to hire a plumber that could work through theoretical plumbing designs that have nothing to do with my house.

Having a plumber that can better solve problems during their work fixing a system is obviously a good thing. That simply isn't what is being discussed here, most mathematics research being raised are theoretical math that has no immediate practical use. That doesn't mean it shouldn't be worked on, but it isn't the same as solving a real world problem we have today.

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