I'm not joking
>senior
>majoring in math, especially love number theory, algebra, combinatorics, but enjoy every kind
>hear about category theory
>supposedly the "rosetta stone" of math
>"it's like seeing in color for the first time in your life"
>sounds cool, check it out
>pick up an introductory cat theory textbook
>hooked
>barely do anything but go to class and read my textbook for 2 weeks
>holy shit, it's so amazing
>bring up category theory in algebra
>professor says "Yes, you can do it that way, but that requires a lot of stuff we won't be getting into"
>pick up another cat theory book
>it's an addiction now
>can't stop reading about categories
>skip class that evening, book too good
>fast forward a month
>barely interested in number theory or combinatorics, algebra feels too applied
>only thinking about categories 24/7
>can't appreciate mathematical beauty anymore, it's all just there to be categorized
>failing classes because i never read the textbooks, just more on cat theory
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
CATEGORY THEORY IS RUINING MY LIFE AND I CAN'T STOP
IT'S LIKE HEROIN AT THIS POINT
SAVE ME