[arturkane7]

lol these are meant to be ironic comments, seems you are taking them far too seriously. Look up Erdos’s story to understand his irony.

[AlecSchueler]

I just think it's sad because a lot of people are put off by this kind of snobbery in mathematics.

Joking or ironic or not it can still be harmful.

[tveita]

If it was said about e.g. accounting it could come off as snobbery. Everyone knows that being a poet requires imagination, so no one is going to see it as anything other than a light-hearted joke.

[mejutoco]

On the other side, if it was said about lawyers nobody would ever complain :)

[hgsgm]

The point of the quote is that mathematics requires more imagination.

[tekla]

I find it harmful that you think that this is snobbery.

[bjornasm]

Yeah agree. The world becomes a bleak place if people are not allowed to joke around a bit, especially harmless jokes as those.