Gigi 🍄‍🟫Aug 31, 2025

Maybe society should stop considering "I don't consider myself an activist" as anything other than being a selfish asshole.

Oh look suddenly it affects YOU, and now you're interested in speaking out.

You're an asshole.

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Terence Tao, one of the world’s foremost mathematicians, who is often called the “Mozart of Math,” would rather not talk politics.

“I do scientific research,” Tao said. “I vote, I sign a petition, but I don’t consider myself an activist.”
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https://www.nbcnews.com/science/science-news/mozart-math-rarely-speaks-politics-wide-ranging-cuts-science-funding-m-rcna226033

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The 'Mozart of Math' rarely speaks about politics. The wide-ranging cuts to science funding made him change that.

Terence Tao, one of the world’s foremost mathematicians, who is often called the “Mozart of Math,” would rather not talk politics.

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@Gigi

"I am well paid, with a steady job, so I don't think the world needs to change. Things might get worse for me. And I don't want to talk about it, in case my conscience is troubled. "

Aug 31, 2025 at 6:44pmWeb