> I did systems administration for a university math department for several years. I came to the conclusion that mathematics (and perhaps philosophy) were both topics where it was likely that no staff members in that department could describe "what goes on here" and that possibly even within the department, one professor may not be able to describe what another professor's actually doing.

And this is indeed why it is not going to be taken seriously as an academic or (more importantly) an economic endeavour done by humans anymore.

That won't stop the career mathematicians from protesting and having a cry here trying to justify themselves.