I should note, though, that some of the commentators display skills worthy of Swift in their responses to philosophy professors with their wonderful ideas how to rationalize the world and maximize the profit.
]]>Hearkening back to our earlier discussion, can I at least display contempt for the general public for taking these people seriously?
Pretty please?
;)
]]>Perhaps a question like: "practical advices on how to prepare yourself if the tenure system dies" can be potentially helpful, depending on how close we are to the doomsday.
]]>The career advice question is borderline, but I think there it was possible for more experienced mathematicians to give reasonably objective advice. This, on the other hand, seems like a fairly contentious issue.
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