If pure mathematicians are so smart, then why are they never

They are able, they just don't want to.

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humans btfo at math

>>9128847
Define "useful". Mathematicians are more than capable of acting as actuaries, accountants, or engineers.

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>>9128847
You're an idiot

All of the "useful" stuff we have now only works because of branches of math that used to be considered abstract pure mathematics with no real world application

>Imaginary numbers? Pfft what are those for lmfao? Now used heavily in physics
>Number theory? I can already count lol! Now used heavily in cryptography
>Theoretical Computer Science? Lmfao nobody can make these little state machines so who cares. This one speaks for itself

The pure mathematicians of today are creating the applied mathematical methods of tomorrow that will build the future