Useful subjects are not useful for most people to learn

Evidence

It is useful to have an adequate supply of physiologists and engineers; but physiology and engineering are not useful studies for ordinary men … For my own part I have never once found myself in a position where such scientific knowledge as I possess, outside pure mathematics, has brought me the slightest advantage. — G. H. Hardy, A Mathematician’s Apology, 243

Categorization

• XREF: Connects to the recurring theme in this apology that mathematics is justified for its own sake, not for utility. — connects to: Useful mathematics tends to be aesthetically dull — G. H. Hardy, A Mathematician’s Apology, 246
• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — G. H. Hardy, A Mathematician’s Apology, 243

Broader Connections

• Useful mathematics tends to be aesthetically dull #corroborates (0.45) — G. H. Hardy, A Mathematician’s Apology, 246