and, you might not realize this, but it's absolutely true: in the wider academic community, not just math and science but pretty much across the spectrum, business people are broadly looked down upon as mindless idiots that lack the brain power to pursue a fulfilling subject matter.

an mba is like a doctorate in religion: it's not seen as a real education, and they're not seen as 'educated people'.

this goes way back, too. if western culture is fundamentally built on top of plato (due to christians burning all the other books. thanks guys.), you could argue that the entire purpose of academia is to slag business people as shallow and singularly-minded.

jagmeet singh must cut his beard.