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[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 7 months ago (1 children)

It is valid to criticize how our current society disproportionately economically reward STEM fields while ignoring social sciences, philosophy, anthropology, etc. and thus often creating these math nerd types who are simultaneously racist or reactionary idiots, but (assuming you're being serious) dismissing math as "fake" only reads as very bitter

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

I would argue our society disproportionately economically rewards TE fields and S&M (no not like that) get lip service because if they didn't get a mention it would be far too obvious how disconnected economic value is from societal value