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Jiang does not use math in game theory because random human behavior cannot be modeled with only a few hundred years of data; he uses intuition, doubt, debate, and imagination.
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A source-grounded reading of a long Dante seminar that starts with a student dreaming of a tree across water and ends by redefining Purgatory as democratic hope, free will, dangerous guidance, prayer for the...
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A source-grounded reading of a long Dante seminar that starts with a student dreaming of a tree across water and ends by redefining Purgatory as democratic hope, free will, dangerous guidance, prayer for the...
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Jiang models math education as forced formula memorization that makes people stupid because it cannot be tested against reality like philosophy or teaching can.
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Jiang says Silicon Valley math and computer people are materially successful but spiritually incapable, fitting his model of math as cognition that burns out in youth.
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Jiang says his analytic style combines math/physics training with English literature after switching majors at Yale.
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"...really good question. Okay? And the answer is, I don't use math. It's impossible. It's impossible to model random human behavior. It's just impossible."
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"...a few hundred years of data, so I don't even use math. I know it's game theory. I know it's supposed to use math,..."
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"I'll come back to secret societies. A couple of things you mentioned there. You said you were at Yale. Just to be clear, your..."
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"Right. So when I went to Yale, I was actually a math and physics major. I was declared a math and physics major, but..."
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"...to make sense, if you just memorize it. So think of math class, okay? Guys, I'm not sure if you appreciate this, but the..."
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"...Does that make sense? This is really important, guys. The more math you learn, the stupider you become, okay? But this goes against, say,..."
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"...that make sense? So again, I hate to say this, but math makes you stupid. All right? All right. Is that clear, guys? Any..."
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"...then it's just hard to remember it. Yes. If you learn math and you never think of math and... That's right, okay, all right."
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"...numerology, and all these essence, just the same way you see math and science reflect the beauty of the design or whatever divinity reflects..."
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"...why, you know, like the best mathematicians, they do their best math at maybe around 20 to 30 that age group, and then afterwards..."
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"...are just a chemistry person, not a physics or not a math or Chinese, you know, language arts person. Then you will lose like,..."
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"...tests six subjects. So you can have a great love of math, but if you don't do well in English, you're really, really screwed...."
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