Who's to say that you can't go into industry and not be a researcher? You don't have to stay in academia to do research. Many companies and industries tend to publish papers and some even work with universities for research.

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monkeyelite 3 days ago | parent | next [-]

No I’m saying the top tier mathematicians tend to work in academia because that’s where the most math is done (general trend with exceptions).

	▲	Ivan92 3 days ago \| parent [-]
		I think that is a fair statement to make. Thanks for clarifying :)

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zamadatix 3 days ago | parent | prev [-]

I don't think that's what GP was saying, but I could be wrong.