Mathematicians live in a parallel universe where they get EXCITED about abstract nonsense that has "no practical application." Ask a mathematician what their latest theorem is good for, and they'll smile like a kid with candy—"Pure knowledge! Beauty! Truth!"
Meanwhile, normal humans are desperately hoping math might actually help them calculate a tip or figure out their taxes. The horror on their faces when they realize it's just another excuse for mathematicians to scribble symbols on napkins!
The duality is MAGNIFICENT! One sees endless possibilities in the abstract; the other just wants to know if they'll ever use this on their tax forms. Spoiler: they won't.
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