@Anthony_Bonato Until it's fruits generate sufficient abundance.

@Anthony_Bonato Reasonable enough statement. Explain how it evolved then.

@Anthony_Bonato I would disagree. Many great mathematicians were poor.

@Anthony_Bonato That’s a problem

@Anthony_Bonato @null_spaced The possibility to live from math is a real luxury, we agree.

@Anthony_Bonato studying gender and victim studies is definitely possible only in a capitalist society. all sorts of societies study math

@Anthony_Bonato But working at McDonald's is not

@Anthony_Bonato All studying seems to be...

@Anthony_Bonato I'd appreciate if OP could expound on this a little more. In what sense is it a luxury? Also, pure mathematics, applied mathematics or mathematics as a whole? This is too ambiguous a statement to really come down one way or the other without further information

@Anthony_Bonato Actually, it's a requirement for students in grades K-12.

@Anthony_Bonato Math/science education is a privilege, unfortunately.

@Anthony_Bonato Being good at math while also genuinely being able to develop an appreciation for it hinges on a knowledgeable teacher, a comfortable situation at home, having opportunities to further your mathematical education AND having a like-minded peer group who also have all of the above

@Anthony_Bonato Rightly said

@Anthony_Bonato @super_seyajin

@Anthony_Bonato Someone says that mathematics is the luxury of mind. In mathematics you can think of unthinkable things without worrying about consequences. My favorite one is Cantor Sets which contains uncountable elements still it's measure is zero.

@Anthony_Bonato Luxury or privilege?

@Anthony_Bonato That’s hinting White Privilege?

@Anthony_Bonato “I must study politics and war, that our sons may have liberty to study mathematics and philosophy.” - John Adams

@Anthony_Bonato And applying that is a privilege