My dad has a PhD in mathematics from one of the top-tier public universities in...

the US, and he makes a decent salary. He does optimization work, and it involves computer science and programming stuff. I wish my dad was something cool like an engineer or doctor or something. I'm literally the only kid out there whose parent is a mathematician. I think it's embarrassing because math is part of STEM, which pays more than a humanities or fine arts degree. But he chose math because he is a science skeptic, so anything in natural science or engineering contradicts his beliefs. He doesn't believe in anything science teaches. For example, he denies weight gain. He...

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