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jona-f • today at 5:06 AM • 2 replies • view on HN

Yes, looking at mathematicians, It's remarkable how such smart people can behave so stupidly. Looks like intelligence is overrated.


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vaylian • today at 10:00 AM

The trajectory of a ball can be predicted. The trajectory of the job market for mathematicians is far too uncertain at this point to make reasonable predictions. This is not a matter of intelligence.

brap • today at 11:21 AM

“It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends upon his not understanding it”