Is the curse of dimensionality a fundamental property of mathematics, or a cultural artifact that is hiding some more general underlying principle?

Asked differently, could we reduce the complexity of functional analysis by removing a layer of unnecessary information somewhere?

True. I guess I took for granted that if the “meta” language was unfamiliar, a dedicated student could build that familiarity as a first step.

feels like the answer is probably some kind of lisp? maybe just racket? notation as a tool for thought and all that.

asking @shriram.bsky.social even though i know this is a naive question. still curious what you’d say.

If you had to pick a “desert island” programming language, not for building apps but for exploring the nature of computing itself (intellectually, philosophically, spiritually), what would you pick?