alt Hacker NewsThere is still enormous value in cleaning up the long tail of somewhat important stuff. One of the great benefits of Claude Code to me is that smaller issues no longer rot in backlogs, but can be at least attempted immediately.
There is still enormous value in cleaning up the long tail of somewhat important stuff. One of the great benefits of Claude Code to me is that smaller issues no longer rot in backlogs, but can be at least attempted immediately.
The difference is that Claude Code actually solves practical problems, but pure (as opposed to applied) mathematics doesn't. Moreover, a lot of pure mathematics seems to be not just useless, but also without intrinsic epistemic value, unlike science. See https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46510353