Comment by alberto-m
2 days ago
Mathematicians have been unpaid for centuries. The problem at hand is much deeper then just deciding who gets the taxpayer money.
2 days ago
Mathematicians have been unpaid for centuries. The problem at hand is much deeper then just deciding who gets the taxpayer money.
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.
Why? Elements wasn't a 500 clever puzzle solutions.