Math discourse critics cited nothing: when did ignorance beat knowledge?
RexDouglass · x · 2026-09-13
Continuing his critique of the 'math discourse', the author argues the condescension would be tolerable if opponents cited anything at all — they don't even give examples within mathematics. He challenges them: when has not knowing something was possible led to better outcomes than knowing it, and why aren't they enumerating such cases?
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