Comment by sshine
5 months ago
> being a rich white man [...] don’t work to prove your point because duh they aren’t related to math.
Historically, being a rich white man is related to math:
- elite European men historically had better access to education
- many famous mathematicians came from wealthy backgrounds
- historical math societies were almost entirely composed of rich white men
- math advanced in navigation, trade and military which were historically occupied by men
- when circumstance didn't, rich white men historically excluded women and colored people
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