Comment on Helpless Individuals

Mon, 06 Dec 2010 20:04:32 GMT

Thanks for the very thoughtful and clear post.

My one caveat with your claims here is that Van Gogh was severely insane, which probably impaired his ability to support himself quite a bit.

Also, how likely does it seem to you that applied math lacks pure math's aesthetic value because its done by less aesthetically sensitive people (positive feedback loop) rather than because it couldn't be like classical applied/pure math?

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