3Blue1Brown's "rising sea" metaphor on why math theory beats grinding proofs
burny_tech · x · 2026-10-25
Quoting 3Blue1Brown's new video "There's never been a better time to go into math": instead of hiking down and up mountains to tackle each obstacle, build a "rising sea" — a rich mathematical theory that lifts you so solutions and connections emerge naturally.
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