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		kevinventullo on June 22, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Language is primarily a tool for communication rat... I think of language more as a lossy serialization format for thoughts.

dabei on June 22, 2024 [–]

Agree, think about it as scribbles we make on the scratch pad when thinking through a challenging math question. It mostly serve as input to our ongoing thinking process, rather than persistence of thoughts.

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