Post #2904177
2026-05-19 14:30 UTC
@oantolin@mathstodon.xyz Yeah, I thought that was likely, but it's a risky strategy—I might get there and find out it's not true. And more important, it's underhanded. If I were a penurious student, I wouldn't hesitate, but I'm not, I'm a wealthy professional, and if I'm going to compromise my morals I'd like to do it in a cause that's less self-serving.
But I appreciate the well-meant advice.
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@oantolin@mathstodon.xyz 2026-05-19 14:45
@mjd@mathstodon.xyz I don't think most mathematicians would find it underhanded. One of our main problems is getting anybody, even other mathematicians, to care about what we do! So I don't think anybody would want to turn you away. I'd say that in general mathematicians always welcome anybody to read their papers or attend their courses or listen to their talks, anything like that.