Zfc Memes

The entire foundation of mathematics rests on the muscular shoulders of set theorists, much like Atlas holding up the world. ZFC (Zermelo-Fraenkel with Choice) is the axiom system that quietly props up virtually all mathematical structures while mathematicians in other fields blissfully ignore the existential crises lurking beneath their equations. Meanwhile, set theorists are down there wrestling with paradoxes and infinities so everyone else can pretend math makes perfect sense. Next time you casually write "∈" in a proof, pour one out for the poor souls who ensure that symbol doesn't implode the universe.

Opening a math paper only to find it's built on Zermelo-Fraenkel Choice axioms is like expecting a gourmet meal and getting handed raw ingredients with "just cook it yourself" instructions. The cat's expression perfectly captures that moment of existential disappointment when you realize the "proof" is just passing the mathematical buck to set theory. Mathematicians in the wild have been known to make this exact face before quietly closing their laptop and staring into the void for 37 minutes.