I am not worried about math being painful, or about social punishment being limited. I’m worried that you are setting yourself up to fail and then feel really bad about yourself, which might even cause you to forget about learning math altogether.
after TG has read the book, “think more of them”. (There’s a “bragging thread” somewhere.)
TG makes a post about what they’ve learned from reading Tao’s analysis when they’re done. (If it’s really long, then such a post might be usefully broken up into smaller posts, possibly released earlier.)
I am not worried about math being painful, or about social punishment being limited. I’m worried that you are setting yourself up to fail and then feel really bad about yourself, which might even cause you to forget about learning math altogether.
Compromise Solutions:
after TG has read the book, “think more of them”. (There’s a “bragging thread” somewhere.)
TG makes a post about what they’ve learned from reading Tao’s analysis when they’re done. (If it’s really long, then such a post might be usefully broken up into smaller posts, possibly released earlier.)