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What contributions will I make towards society by getting a degree in Mathematics over, say, a degree in ChemE? Also, how's the pay?

>> No.8172357

>>8172353

>engineering as a monolithic block in god tier
>implying civil engineering is on par with electrical engineering
>brainlets in charge of making power rankings

>> No.8172359

>>8172353
You will teach lots of brats mathematics and some will enjoy it. The pay is good for how easy the work is.

What the hell do you mean contributions to society anyway? You have to content yourself with making some new ointment for someone to sell?

>> No.8172362

>>8172353
again this fucking chart

a chemical engineer can build plants that manufacture all sorts of (for instance) pharmaceutical products, a mathematician can pat himself on the back because he can do proofs

>> No.8172368

>>8172357
>making power ranking
>calling OP a brainlet
KEK what a brainlet

>> No.8172369

Literally nothing, unless you turn out to be some mathematical prodigy, which is unlikely since you're here.

>> No.8172373

>>8172359
Obviously nothing as small as making ointments, but I want to know what's in store by contributing to the bigger picture with a job I achieved with a Mathematics degree.

>> No.8172378

>>8172353

I'm too dumb to be a scientist and too lazy to be an engineer, what do?

>> No.8172387

>>8172368

>fun is not allowed
>the city of autism
>population: you

#rekt

>> No.8172461

>>8172353
>computer science mid tier
???

>> No.8172502

>>8172378
kys

>> No.8172547

>>8172353
Sorry dude but Philosophy is the foundation of mathematics and the rest of science. It tackled the ideas of argument, logic and logical fallacies and formed the framework of math and all science that use math. I think all scientists, mathematicians and engineers should be require at least one maybe two philosophy course to under stand how to think independently of the conventional wisdom.

>> No.8172616

You can become insanely rich becoming an actuary after getting a math PhD, but very few people do that. You are usually autistic if you have a math PhD and would rather do "math research".

Engineering is a cool job and makes great money.