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As a math person, I would like to get your response to this question:

'When's the last time you heard a math person refer to some real-world situation as "a real elliptic curve"?'

I imagine that "a math person" sees real world situations in terms of mathematical concepts constantly. Your thoughts?

From that quote, I would assume the author's argument is "Math contains many unapplied topics, whereas CS contains many applied topics. Therefore CS is more useful for outside-domain work."

I would suggest looking for applications of say, linear algebra or group theory. I don't know enough CS to come up with an equivalently unapplicable topic to match elliptic curves.

I see the world as a series of problems that require solutions.

That's a pretty good advertisement for the benefit of a good math education, actually.

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