the illusion that mathematics is some sort of universal ground truth is dispelled once you understand what it means to prove something: it is not to construct a proof, but to convince other mathematicians that your proof makes sense. an inherently social activity
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then I guess I'm not exactly sure what your original point was? All math is valid, just some math is useful for building things, but the math that is useful for building things is not social?
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Maybe all math is valid but only some math is sound
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