Papail clarifies: TCS/math are incredible priors, just don't cling to any one idea
DimitrisPapail · x · 2026-11-13
In a follow-up, Dimitris Papail clarifies that TCS/math backgrounds are "incredible priors to have" — his point about burning the hat was about not attaching your identity to any single idea. A brief addendum to his earlier take.
Related event: FAIR Researcher: Time to Shed Your TCS/Math Identity(2 posts)→
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