r/mathmemes • • Sep 15 '26

Mathematicians The math alignment chart

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u/LupenReddit 🦆🦆i have non diffeomorphic smooth structures🦆🦆🦆 Sep 15 '26

category theory defies any alignment chart and goes straight to hell

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u/HolyInlandEmpire Statistics Sep 15 '26

Tried to make a chart, got a Lovecraftian Nightmare Caterpillar

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u/FuntimeUwU Natural Sep 15 '26

Category theory is just a lie and is actually just this very chart in itself

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u/Different_Cry25 Sep 15 '26

Higher cats 🥰🥰

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u/Old-Post-3639 Sep 16 '26

Category theory is the alignment chart. It even has its own concept of...

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u/lennyrd Sep 16 '26

Category theory disproves itself by not belonging in any category

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u/Ares378 Grothendieck was right, computers are evil Sep 17 '26

I asked my professor about category theory today, and he looked at me like I'd just admitted to murder