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Alex Kontorovich on the Absolute Truth of Pure Math

The Joy of x

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How to Overcome Adversity

Our entire species is built on chasing down that deery. And if you don't get the feeling after chasing a deer down for five hours and finally getting it and eating it, that like, that was really worth while. I mean, at least, i don't know, thousands as r anywer t worout them. The first proof is 300 pages, until you figure ou hat thehell you're doing. Wocause it's all the wrong turn. It's really that big. If you'd literally take all the notes thatit were were written down in all the false turns. Wo ye.

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