Originally Posted by MarieMarie

Then you don't understand the essence of math. I think it's the laziest subject there is. Every mathematician can tell you that one of the core concepts of math is elegance, and in this context elegance is all about solving problems in the most efficient way possible by finding clever tricks instead of doing boring, long, repetitive calculations. That is also the reason why it's not boring. Besides, the elegance makes it truly beautiful.

Originally Posted by J.R.R. Tolkien

There is only one bright spot and that is the growing habit of disgruntled men of dynamiting factories and power-stations; I hope that, encouraged now as ‘patriotism’, may remain a habit! But it won’t do any good, if it is not universal.