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Comment by alberto-m

17 hours ago

Mathematicians have been unpaid for centuries. The problem at hand is much deeper then just deciding who gets the taxpayer money.

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WarmWash  14 hours ago

And they can continue to do unpaid mathematics

But humanity is not going to sit around and wait for solutions just so hobbyists can have a moment of glory.

spolitry  15 hours ago

Why? Elements wasn't a 500 clever puzzle solutions.

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