>>11980684Because he finds math fun. He doesn't do anything that's not fun to him.
It's like that South Korean who had the same IQ as Tao. Went to the US and worked at NASA starting at age 10. Did it for a few years before he realized he wasn't having fun, then he went back to Korea to become a teacher.
Are their talents wasted? Maybe. Are they selfish? Maybe. But they do what they want instead of being a slave.