Happy Friday, hexbears!
A short mega today, since I just noticed one has not yet been posted.
Paul Erdos was an extraordinarily prolific mathematician, who produced contributions to mathematics that continue to astound today in terms of both quantity and quality.
I read this in his wikipedia bio, and thought it was interesting:
Possessions meant little to Erdős; most of his belongings would fit in a suitcase, as dictated by his itinerant lifestyle. Awards and other earnings were generally donated to people in need and various worthy causes. He spent most of his life traveling between scientific conferences, universities and the homes of colleagues all over the world. He earned enough in stipends from universities as a guest lecturer, and from various mathematical awards, to fund his travels and basic needs; money left over he used to fund cash prizes for proofs of "Erdős problems". He would typically show up at a colleague's doorstep and announce "my brain is open", staying long enough to collaborate on a few papers before moving on a few days later. In many cases, he would ask the current collaborator about whom to visit next.
Erdos is also believed to have been asexual and aromantic. :hexbear-aromantic:
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I really feel this. It’s hard to not validate those worries, either. We put our kids in car seats even though any given ride is unlikely to end in a crash. So much of safety is a numbers game, especially while raising kids. So why would a protest be any different? It’s easy to say that sacrificing for the cause is worth it, but getting trampled and forgotten by all but your closest friends and relatives is hardly dying for the cause. And if you’re raising your kids to be critical and compassionate and to fight for justice, that is likely worth more than any single protest attendance.
I’m still wrestling with the idea that I may never be a frontline soldier, so to speak. I would gladly open up my home to a comrade in need. I would gladly coordinate communications and gather information. I already give financial support to various orgs and am a member of a couple committees. I know I can be useful. But maybe there’s just a part of me that romanticizes the violence and feels bad for not attending more protests. Time off work and distance from protests has also played a factor but still