Study math if you like when math is beautiful. Study physics if you like when math is true. Study computer science if you like when math is useful. Study stats if you like when math is an unholy mix of beautiful, ugly, useful and true.

Obviously AI was always going to increase the number of papers. The question is whether it increases the number of papers that are actually worth reading.

this but vaccines

What Twitter lost when academics left wasn’t authority figures. It was a community who loved learning for its own sake, who took pride in explaining things to others. They left, and the cool threads about modern art, military history, and quantum physics left with them.

Etiquette rules for PhDs: – Never mention your PhD under any circumstances. – For instance, if you get a PhD, don't celebrate it online. It is indecent. – Don’t even pursue a PhD (especially if you’re a woman). - Never assert that you are particularly knowledgeable in your area of expertise - But also never speak on things outside your area of expertise, even when literally everybody else online is weighing in – Don’t be political in public. It damages your credibility. - But also don't be political in private. Don't, for instance, use your right as a free citizen to attend political protests. It damages your credibililty. – Never sound confident. Obviously, this is just how everybody talks online, but a PhD doing it is pretty arrogant if you think about it. In short, PhDs should not exist, and if they do exist, they should at least have the decency to not participate in life.

Worth noticing the meta-conversation here. Women and people of color are more likely to emphasize their academic titles because it's one of the few objective credentials they can rely on when their knowledge and experience are questioned.