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>there may not be a future where his (and to some extent, my) skills are relevant and valued

What are your skills that will still be relevant post-ASI? Perhaps you're an NBA player?

Is there a reason to be so smug, bristly, and uncharitable to a stranger? I did not at all mean it that way. The conversation was about math, and his skills far exceed mine in that domain. I hate having to write in a way that closes off every possible negative interpretation of my words, lest someone pounce on me.

Hey, sorry. I was irritated reading all the idiotic, ugly comments piling on Tao and I mistakenly took yours to be another. Reading it again, I appreciate the sentiment.

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