Andrej Karpathy Endorses Skipping Netflix for Serge Lang Math Textbooks
akarp · x · 2026-10-15
Andrej Karpathy quote-tweeted a Portuguese joke — "I lied, I don't have Netflix. We're going to study math with Serge Lang until we find the exit from samsara" — with the comment "We need to aim higher." The attached photo shows two Russian-language editions of Serge Lang classics (Introduction to Algebraic and Abelian Functions and Elliptic Functions) from a Soviet-era math literature series. A playful nod to hardcore mathematical study as the path to enlightenment.