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@tao@mathstodon.xyz I think a better metaphor would be flight navigators. As much as I would love to picture myself as a heroic hunter or a masterchef, research math is different, because few people see it daily, while everybody eats and enjoys food, not to mention that there is no tech involved. Flight navigators were experts in determining position, needed on all flights. After GPS, nobody needed them anymore, so they had to look for other jobs. Research math is a similar skill: it is essential, but affects the lives of most people indirectly, so most of us might end up like flight navigators.