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		nextaccountic 5 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: If the University of Chicago won't defend the huma... > most "real" work in the humanities is locked behind not just academic paywalls but an impenetrable wall of inward-focused jargon. Humanities work is written for other people in the humanities, not the public. It also tends to deal with subjects that are not of interest to 90%+ of the public. You just described a lot of research in mathematics

fn-mote 5 months ago [–]

> You just described a lot of research in mathematics

You mean every research article in any subject that I have ever read.

But that’s the audience for research.

Read the survey articles if you’re looking for a more palatable exposition. Research is written for researchers.

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