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I think the statement "people will put up with many things if you are excellent at math" is incredibly revealing
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Be good at math, and no one will care. It's definitley math, and not having all that money from your parents that make people not care. That's why his math needs to be "good", not "great" because skills aren't something people with money actually need to survive.
That's just everyone else.
In this case, their "be good at math" is actually good advice, in that it will likely be the only skill and therefore excuse their kid has to remain employed in their 6 figure salaried position where they do nothing but participate in meetings all day.
Great parents.
Theodore Kazinskey was great at math. Once in a generation brilliant. Somehow he's remembered better for his other works...