> was the point of math ever just because some humans enjoyed doing it? Yes. Fri...

eru · 2026-09-12T10:28:46

You can enjoy math, but that was never the only reason people in general did math. (It was the only reason for some people, sure.)

tomrod · 2026-09-12T12:32:43

Your claim confuses me. This history of math is replete with people doing it for the love of the game.

eru · 2026-09-12T13:44:34

As I said, these people exist. And math is fun!

But it's far from the only reason people in general do and have done math.

saghm · 2026-09-12T17:27:32

What would stop you from doing that if AI happened to be doing a bunch of different or more advanced stuff? I assume that the fact that there are humans doing other or more advanced stuff doesn't dissuade you from doing it for fun?