Satire about "outraged mathematicians" shows some people actually believe it
burny_tech · x · 2026-10-10
A quoted tweet satirizes "mathematicians outraged that AI of humble background has encroached on their high social status, wealth and extravagance." The reposter notes the joke lands because some people in the thread appear to actually believe it — a window into the tension between academia and AI circles over elite professions.
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