>>13694583>are you the sort of person who thinks higher math is just adding bigger and bigger numbers?Definitely not. I'm talking as someone that used to solve Olympiad level problems and competitive math.
I agree with what
>>13695362said. But my point comes from a pragmatic view. We all know that CS is a big meme right now as everybody is selling out but the opportunities are incomparable to those with a math degree. That's bc like the other anon said math majors tend to stay in math. CS is more flexible. Let's say (and this is most likely to happen) OP goes in the industry looking for a job with bachelors in math. Most employers for the software dev jobs will want to see an EE or CS deg and experience, internships, projects etc. Let's say said employers don't give a fuck about what degree OP has, they are still gonna want to see some work. So now OP has to do all this self teaching on the side, which mind you, is not as effortless as it may seem.
Alternatively if OP goes for CS he will have exposure to math AND skillset that will be of use later. It's entirely on him whether he wants to be a brainlet code monke or actually put in the work and learn math.
>many mathlet brogrammers have flocked to ML and can only run a black-box scriptYes, unfortunately that's the reputation that CS holds for now, but just because someone goes for CS it doesn't automatically make them a mathlet
>I would absolutely trust a mathematician to be able to tech themselves job-level programmingI would as well, the thing is it's impractical assuming OP goes looking for CS jobs with a math degree
Unless OP has a clear vision where he stays in academia, or is into finance/business/data science I honestly don't see the reason for getting a math degree, other than the "prestige" (if you could even call it that) that comes whit it.
Godseed OP. Choose well. Set you priorities straight and make sure you really want to do the thing you want to do.
