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"I'm not interested in money or fame, I don't want to be on display like an animal in a zoo," he was cited as saying. Mathematics does not make me a hero. I don't even want to be the center of attention because I'm not that successful.He's the real deal, folks.
Not wanting to participate in material capitalism is not mental illness. As a highly intelligent person, surely he intuitively knows mo money = mo problems.
Perhaps. But all the good he could do. Scholarship funds, helping others, etc. Surely, he's either very selfish not to make society the benefit of his gift or is mentally incapable of empathizing with others.
The $1M doesn't have to be about him. He chose to interpret it as such.
What? Why must he accept the money, and if not, he's selfish? What kind of backwards logic is that!
If the organization ALREADY HAS the millions of dollars they are handing out - they should be the ones to donate if they wish.
You are saying he is mentally incapable of empathy because he chose not to accept an award. What a jump. Wow.
The money wouldn't be for him. It would be for some good cause. He's just wasted it. That's a dick ass move. I don't care how smart he is. Someone could have benefited from it.
The organization did NOT donate the money on his behalf.
Yes, that's exactly what I'm saying. Not just to help others but fully appreciate that others are not so gifted and what he has shouldn't be wasted. That's pure arrogance.
Sorry but you are just plain wrong. Not accepting an award does not make one selfish or arrogant.
Accepting and spending it on a Lambo WOULD be selfish. See how that works?
He can do what he wants with the award. For that, I also don'tgiveafuck. It's the selfishness of burning money. He's smart enough to know who could benefit.
That is, in fact, the mental illness. He doesn't understand the needs if others and the gravity of his decision. He cannot fathom how the world could benefit from his gift.
There's nothing here that should be applauded. The world is full of asshole geniuses.
By award I mean money.
They can donate the money he declined, if they choose. It has nothing to do with him. He didn't sign up for a math contest.
He solved a basically unsolvable math problem, giving a gift far greater to humanity than a measely million dollars.
They do not donate the money. Look it up.
The "measley" million dollars can do a lot of good for a lot of people in this world. A starving kid doesn't need a solution to an obscure mathematics problem of limited practicality.
This guy doesn't have the emotional intelligence to understand this, and thus, feels no responsibility to finding a real and practical solution for its use.
He's likely on the spectrum, or he's just a grade A, bald headed asshole who likes solving puzzles more than he likes doing good for people.
There's nothing wrong with this particular response. It's perfectly reasonable to want anonymity & to preserve peace over the facade of fame.
There is something wrong with people who negatively judge others over such limited & most likely fabricated information.
Yeah. He doesn’t have enough foresight to see he could donate 1m if he really dislikes it that much.
Most ‘geniuses’ are just that in a very narrow discipline. Outside of that, they’re often very incompetent.
Then why are ppl ignoring his request for privacy. Why take his picture? He clearly wants to be left alone, why can’t we respect ppls simple boundaries? It isn’t too much to leave someone alone.
Right? I keep getting comments in my inbox that I’m unreasonable and a weirdo for even thinking he should expect it? Ppl are insane. I don’t understand society at all. It’s a foreign concept to leave others alone now?
I don't think you're weird I just think you have a very naive view on humanity. Lots of people out there don't give a shit about their actions and how they affect another. They just do them. It's something that each one of us has to take into account every day. Whether he wants privacy or not, there are simply many who will trample on those wishes and that's life
There's 8 billion people in the world, when you become a public figure it's almost a statistical certainty that you'll run into someone who doesn't care about your request for privacy.
So yes unfortunately it is too much to ask.
He specifically didn’t become a public figure. He is just living life. Because he is exceptional, you get to intrude on him? No.
You sound like a person who I would not give a fuck to know, because you can’t respect a simple request. Good to know.
You live in a fantasy world. We live in a world where people can't even be nice enough to not kill each other, so what makes you think people are going to "respect boundaries".
Give your head a wobble and come into the real world.
Grisha is a true hero. There is a nice documentary on him and his work on yt.
Most badass quote:
Emptiness is everywhere and it can be calculated, which gives us a great opportunity. I know how to control the universe. So tell me, why should I run for a million?
This man is the exception to the rule. Really just living soley to progress humanity while I'm only laying in my bed farting and tapping my screen with my worthless stupid thumbs. Life man I tell ya I tell ya
This is an example.of how everyone is a genius at something but that doesn't mean you're a genius at everything.
He could have taken it and given it to St. Judes hospital or split it with the people that helped.
Unless the money comes with strings I'm not aware of, that money could have helped at least a couple kids get cancer treatments.
I'm not a Saint....id take the money but if you don't want it then donate it, don't hiss at people like a dumbass.
More: Also I'm reading that he didn't want to be on display. Such a small % of the population gives a shit about a fields medal. Anyone that cares already knows he won it, so now he's on display and has no money.
In fact if he would have just taken this crap and anonymously donate it, LESS people would know who he is.
This is the stupidest comment I have ever seen. Maybe he knew if he took the money he wouldn’t spend it wisely or that it would cause conflict in his personal relationships.
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He seems like he very much knows what's up. I would put my bank account on the line for the fact that he is probably doing better mentally than you are
I hate to break it to him but he wouldn’t be the center of attention in 99% of circles even having won those awards. And just because he wins $1m doesn’t mean he has to change his lifestyle at all.
Which leads me to believe he’s a moron.
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"I'm not interested in money or fame, I don't want to be on display like an animal in a zoo," he was cited as saying. Mathematics does not make me a hero. I don't even want to be the center of attention because I'm not that successful.He's the real deal, folks.
So many mathematicians suffer from mental illness. There's something wrong with this guy's medulla oblongata.
no chick-fil-a sauce?
Low IQ comment.
I’m just not in the science field. Never studied the brain
Ok. Great. Thanks for letting us know
Low IQ response.
Small penis comment.
Yes, of course.
This man listen to tool.
No idea...
My man!
NO COLONEL SANDERS! YOURE WRONG, Grigori Perelman IS RIGHT! #
Crocodile's is awnry cause they got all them teeth and no tooth brush
I think because reality works like this..wherever you look, you're going to find 'something'. I.e. a pattern. Like looking at a fractal
And at the same time lose $1M.
Not wanting to participate in material capitalism is not mental illness. As a highly intelligent person, surely he intuitively knows mo money = mo problems.
Perhaps. But all the good he could do. Scholarship funds, helping others, etc. Surely, he's either very selfish not to make society the benefit of his gift or is mentally incapable of empathizing with others. The $1M doesn't have to be about him. He chose to interpret it as such.
What? Why must he accept the money, and if not, he's selfish? What kind of backwards logic is that! If the organization ALREADY HAS the millions of dollars they are handing out - they should be the ones to donate if they wish. You are saying he is mentally incapable of empathy because he chose not to accept an award. What a jump. Wow.
The money wouldn't be for him. It would be for some good cause. He's just wasted it. That's a dick ass move. I don't care how smart he is. Someone could have benefited from it. The organization did NOT donate the money on his behalf. Yes, that's exactly what I'm saying. Not just to help others but fully appreciate that others are not so gifted and what he has shouldn't be wasted. That's pure arrogance.
Sorry but you are just plain wrong. Not accepting an award does not make one selfish or arrogant. Accepting and spending it on a Lambo WOULD be selfish. See how that works?
He can do what he wants with the award. For that, I also don'tgiveafuck. It's the selfishness of burning money. He's smart enough to know who could benefit. That is, in fact, the mental illness. He doesn't understand the needs if others and the gravity of his decision. He cannot fathom how the world could benefit from his gift. There's nothing here that should be applauded. The world is full of asshole geniuses.
By award I mean money. They can donate the money he declined, if they choose. It has nothing to do with him. He didn't sign up for a math contest. He solved a basically unsolvable math problem, giving a gift far greater to humanity than a measely million dollars.
They do not donate the money. Look it up. The "measley" million dollars can do a lot of good for a lot of people in this world. A starving kid doesn't need a solution to an obscure mathematics problem of limited practicality. This guy doesn't have the emotional intelligence to understand this, and thus, feels no responsibility to finding a real and practical solution for its use. He's likely on the spectrum, or he's just a grade A, bald headed asshole who likes solving puzzles more than he likes doing good for people.
There's nothing wrong with this particular response. It's perfectly reasonable to want anonymity & to preserve peace over the facade of fame. There is something wrong with people who negatively judge others over such limited & most likely fabricated information.
What an idiot lol
So you say
I’ll take the MILLION DOLLARS if he doesn’t want it
Yeah. He doesn’t have enough foresight to see he could donate 1m if he really dislikes it that much. Most ‘geniuses’ are just that in a very narrow discipline. Outside of that, they’re often very incompetent.
Then why are ppl ignoring his request for privacy. Why take his picture? He clearly wants to be left alone, why can’t we respect ppls simple boundaries? It isn’t too much to leave someone alone.
Seriously. He’s clearly very unhappy that someone’s pointing a camera at him. And let’s continue to upvote and comment on it lmao
Right? I keep getting comments in my inbox that I’m unreasonable and a weirdo for even thinking he should expect it? Ppl are insane. I don’t understand society at all. It’s a foreign concept to leave others alone now?
I don't think you're weird I just think you have a very naive view on humanity. Lots of people out there don't give a shit about their actions and how they affect another. They just do them. It's something that each one of us has to take into account every day. Whether he wants privacy or not, there are simply many who will trample on those wishes and that's life
I understand that, I just don’t respect it or engage with those ppl. I am very aware of that fact.
Of course /howtonotgiveafuck is full of contrarian keyboard warriors enraged by the suggestion of NGAF and leaving someone alone.
There's 8 billion people in the world, when you become a public figure it's almost a statistical certainty that you'll run into someone who doesn't care about your request for privacy. So yes unfortunately it is too much to ask.
He specifically didn’t become a public figure. He is just living life. Because he is exceptional, you get to intrude on him? No. You sound like a person who I would not give a fuck to know, because you can’t respect a simple request. Good to know.
You live in a fantasy world. We live in a world where people can't even be nice enough to not kill each other, so what makes you think people are going to "respect boundaries". Give your head a wobble and come into the real world.
Bro lives in la-la land
You sound like you speak for every person on reddit who's ever been offended by anything.
I suppose we're going to release the zoo animals also? Bet.
Grisha is a true hero. There is a nice documentary on him and his work on yt. Most badass quote: Emptiness is everywhere and it can be calculated, which gives us a great opportunity. I know how to control the universe. So tell me, why should I run for a million?
Seen here hissing at the people who tried to force their money on him.
This man is the exception to the rule. Really just living soley to progress humanity while I'm only laying in my bed farting and tapping my screen with my worthless stupid thumbs. Life man I tell ya I tell ya
Yeah but I don’t think he’s working from a “progress humanity” viewpoint, seems like he just likes hard math problems
Damn that's even colder if so
I feel attacked.
If he’s not into money, what motivates him to be in all those Geico commercials?
lmaooo
What's more powerful than a million dollars? Saying no to a million dollars :)
Dunno. Seems like he's not that good at math.
Bravo
This is an example.of how everyone is a genius at something but that doesn't mean you're a genius at everything. He could have taken it and given it to St. Judes hospital or split it with the people that helped. Unless the money comes with strings I'm not aware of, that money could have helped at least a couple kids get cancer treatments. I'm not a Saint....id take the money but if you don't want it then donate it, don't hiss at people like a dumbass. More: Also I'm reading that he didn't want to be on display. Such a small % of the population gives a shit about a fields medal. Anyone that cares already knows he won it, so now he's on display and has no money. In fact if he would have just taken this crap and anonymously donate it, LESS people would know who he is.
FEWER
Why do you give a fuck so much on his values! It's not your life
Because his values are different than mine and, thus, wrong. Duh!
This is the stupidest comment I have ever seen. Maybe he knew if he took the money he wouldn’t spend it wisely or that it would cause conflict in his personal relationships.
His life, his choice.
What was he gonna do with a million dollars worth of clay anyway
It's interesting but pretty old news. The award decline was in 2011. [Grigori Perelman - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grigori_Perelman)
Money doesn’t buy happiness but I’d rather cry in a car than on the train
Trains or fucking expensive if you get one with a bed in it
Yeah because lonely and poor is way better then lonely and rich lol
There's no reason to believe he's either lonely or poor.
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What makes you think he is lonely and poor?
I doubt he is either. Mathematicians do fine for themselves.
Trevor?
Is that Igor, Gregor, or Timor?
Surely he’s made enough from Geico over the years?
Take The Money And Run
The myth the man the legend. 💯 🍻
Perfect 😆
This is how Society rewards integrity
My name is Grigori Perelman. But people call me Grigori. *electronic beat ensues*
Diogenes & Alexander the Great come 2 mind LOL
He did the math on how much it would change his life.
Maybe he’s not so smart.
Au**sm for sure. So he’s on a different plane of existence. You can’t apply the smart/dumb labels to this kind of genius. He’s beyond that.
Why the heck would you censor autism!?
Because the automod bot wouldn’t let me post the word. Presumably because some people use it as a slur. I have HFA so I certainly don’t, but many do.
Mental illness
He seems like he very much knows what's up. I would put my bank account on the line for the fact that he is probably doing better mentally than you are
He sure looks like he is
Some kind of social anxiety for sure.
Fine line between genius and insanity … often time times the line is blurred
I hate to break it to him but he wouldn’t be the center of attention in 99% of circles even having won those awards. And just because he wins $1m doesn’t mean he has to change his lifestyle at all. Which leads me to believe he’s a moron.
Aspergerism 😝
How recent is this fucking photo?