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@coolsquid@438punk.house @emsenn@kolektiva.social i think math lacks the usual mechanisms for taking positions like i could state boldly that i believe truly that there exists a largest prime number n such that n+2 is also prime (or that i believe there are infinitely many) and 0 out of 100 mathematicians would respect me or think i have anything interesting to say—either i can prove it or i can't, right? so math people (especially the prolific ones) are basically people who question everything, sincerely and from a place of open curiosity (i.e. this is the opposite of "just asking questions" in case that isn't clear) and i think anarchists occupy basically the only political position that can tolerate people who never stop questioning everything that isn't absolutely settled