Comment by bonoboTP
4 hours ago
> 2. the point of doing mathematics is to be “productive” in the first place. This is silly. Many people get into mathematics because of the beauty of understanding, for example.
Are they independently wealthy? Or do they have a deal with their local supermarket that they can take food for free?
So maybe we should just pay them more to do math and let them set the direction of research?
If your point is that capitalism fucks up the incentive structure and makes it all about maximizing productivity then I wholeheartedly agree with you.