"Mathematicians protecting their privilege"? That's ~$100k for 60+ hour weeks after 10+ years
burny_tech · x · 2026-10-11
Responding to claims that "mathematicians are desperately protecting their privilege," one reply does the math: the privilege is making $100k to work 60+ hours a week, after 10+ years of university and several underpaid postdocs.
The exchange captures the anxiety in math circles as AI proof capabilities advance — and the stark mismatch between academic pay and sacrifice.
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