"birds" and "hedgehogs", I think people have to switch between the two even within themselves, most likely with a preference.
gsf_emergency•8mo ago
>von Neumann was a frog who thought he was a bird
If this switching is common, there should be well-known examples of birds who think they are frogs?? Maybe not Grothendieck either? It'd be somebody who can't help building theory to solve very specific problems..
globalnode•8mo ago
gsf_emergency•8mo ago
If this switching is common, there should be well-known examples of birds who think they are frogs?? Maybe not Grothendieck either? It'd be somebody who can't help building theory to solve very specific problems..
keutoi•8mo ago
gsf_emergency•8mo ago
"Call no work ranid unless it has been proven not very useful"
(Also avoids unnecessary ad hominems as a side effect heh)