Meet Cédric Villani, the French mathematician defying Emmanuel Macron | FT

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[@carlosc.1568]

Not bad for a bunch of Ultra-zionists

[@palombarodeltubo2989]

Villani have italian origin

[@palombarodeltubo2989]

Corsica is in italian region, Corsican people have pisan origin from Tuscany and from Sardinia, Corsica doesn’t have a french origin, Corsican people hate french people.

[@maciejrutkowski5710]

Wait a minute, this isn't numberphile

[@xjourner]

it isn't? dammit

[@sixmonthssleep3057]

He's the most French looking man I've ever seen.

[@hassanakhtar7874]

@Axel Faure "and not in an Anime" LOOOOL

[@hansfrankfurter2903]

hahahah

[@Koko-qk3yz]

Corsican

[@cg8397]

He's a Corsican, that's why he has an Italian surname

[@outremer91]

@@cg8397 So was Napoleon, the most famous Frenchman.

[@falconne]

It's good to see Alfred of Wessex getting back into politics

[@homoeconomicus5711]

It's a shame that most people will not understand the reference. But here's a like.

[@gabrielgriffon9334]

Loved that series

[@matthieupaire3853]

This is what I thought either !

[@Croydondebruyne]

Destiny is all

[@dylanrodrigues]

@@gabrielgriffon9334 You: Alfred of Wessex was an amazing character from TLK Me, an intellectual: Not only was Alfred an absolute nerdy chad, he was one of the greatest kings of the Anglo saxon period

[@PureUnintentionalASMR]

Cedric is aiming to become the world's first ASMR politician.

[@dm0065]

He's a genius, vote for him, he's wonderful, he'll fix everything, blah blah blah BUT DONT ASK WHY HE'S RUNNING OR WHAT HE WANTS TO DO IN OFFICE, JUST FOLLOW YOUR NEW BRILLIANT LEADER

[@TomAZ1984]

But he’s a mathematician. He must know all!!

[@DanielSonghere1454]

He’s frustrated with Macaron’s approach to climate change, economic integration and political inertia; it is described in the video

[@flyingpharoah4867]

@@DanielSonghere1454 He's an idiot who's never really been a true believer in LREM but a socialist at heart.

[@helicocktor]

I don't think this needs saying but smart people respond to problems differently than the rest of us. They have insights into nature that we don't. They're also smart enough to admit when they don't know something; humility, something a certain leader of a current superpower doesn't understand.

[@stirnersghost7656]

@@helicocktor bootlicker I can send you some boots to lick

[@MoChoudhury91]

This is free advertising. You can watch this video 10 times and still not know what his policies are. What is he a professor of? What subject did he study? Etc etc

[@MrMobe127]

Mathematics, he's a fields medalist but I agree it is free advertising and that we don't really know what his policies are

[@SI-cd7xs]

this guy is controIIed opposition designed to Iet french think they have aIternative and to keep out Iepen, macron was 'eIected' the same way FT is shiIIing 4 him 4 this reason he is the exact same neo Iib whore, seIected not eIected, french 'democracy' is a farce and in need of a new constitution

[@peepingtom9342]

@@SI-cd7xs >My candidate can't win >REEEEE, democracy is a joke, we need to change constitution I bet you were mocking Remainers in the UK in the same manner.

[@SI-cd7xs]

@@peepingtom9342 im n0t french i have n0 h0rse in this race, is it n0t a fact that macr0n & wh0Ie party was t0taIIy manufactured t0 st0p Iepen? yes, is this guy being manufactured the exact same way? yes there is n0 genuine dem0cracy in the west n0w that there is n0 seperati0n between the ne0 IiberaI media & p0Iitics & juidiciary ur taIkin ab0ut remain? mate britain is stiII aIm0st 4 years Iater in the EU and wiII remain s0

[@kts7326]

CapiTen10 I got exactly the same feeling after watching this video, even though I haven’t even looked him up. This is meta. Controlled neolib opposition to the neolibs, to give the impression that he’s an alternative

[@oldmanlogan9616]

When I read “ defying Macron “ I expected someone with opposite views on subjects, not a guy who is Macron’s bro.

[@akaakaakaak5779]

“Meet Cedric” are you trying to imply that we’re not already familiar with him? He’s quite a big celebrity...

[@Dear_Mr._Isaiah_Deringer]

I've never heard of him before.

[@akaakaakaak5779]

@@Dear_Mr._Isaiah_Deringer I'm surprised, he's probably the second most famous mathematician alive, behind Terry Tao

[@BN-fi9wi]

Mostly for those who are interested in Mathematics. His videos don't trend as much as conventional celebrity pandering.

[@thabsor]

I was "yeah, it's Cedric", no really need introduction at this point

[@JameBlack]

Lol

[@kmgonzales6958]

He's no longer wearing his signature bowtie/scarf thing.

[@jbs9373]

Aww, I also noticed he's wearing a much smaller spider on his lapel lol

[@cg8397]

He followed the advice given by the image consultants in some PR agency, and gave up his personal style (that he had during his entire mathematics career) to appear more "electable" to voters.

[@NobbyKNobbs]

Exactly what are his policies and the issues he's running on?

[@clementcartry6929]

He's the same as Macron's entourage, except he's running independently because his internal rival for the LREM candidate spot at the Paris mayoral election overtook him.

[@clementcartry6929]

So his policies are maintaining the status quo and doing lots of public rambling about modernization and the digital economy.

[@seanconnolly6002]

He’s an arrogant technocrat as far as I can tell.

[@noquarter9700]

He is bullshito master. The moment he joined Emmanuel Macron, it was clear that the dude was just an opportunist. French people are waiting for a revolution. We are desperatly seeking a strong man that could handle a real turn over with how current things evolve (rich people getting richer limitlessly, poors getting poorer to death).

[@subsonic9854]

I was wondering the same. This was an awful report that actively focused on the least important aspects of this guy's politics. On the other hand, if they were intentionally just trying to promote him to the 'i f***ing love science' zombies, then they succeeded.

[@OH-tj4qn]

As a math major who once had hopes of graduate studies, of course I practically worship Fields medalists. But this guy has no shot at winning. Nobody likes neoliberal technocrats and even fewer people like math.

[@cg8397]

​@@BitCrafted If you read his book Théorème Vivant (Birth of a Theorem), then you know that he's a Communist (his affinity for Catherine Ribeiro's music is a huge tell). His decision to change his entire look and infiltrate a centre-left party like LREM was pure opportunism.

[@kts7326]

What an insightful video. I’ve no idea what this guy stands for

[@cbskwkdnslwhanznamdm2849]

Moral narcissism

[@jseden1]

May as well have the smartest guy in the room in charge!

[@bh1935]

Wow said nothing about his policies...

[@hawkkim1974]

He is definitely a very interesting person.

[@emilie9520]

Not really because he doesn't know a thing about politics .-. only copying Macron's style

[@carlosc.1568]

Being smart doesn't mean being a good leader

[@MoreDenseThanRationals]

@@emilie9520 How does that imply that he isn't an interesting person?

[@andriadipura6393]

The exact opposite of Emmanuel Macron is a French man who likes math.

[@pk823456]

"I understood that reference."

[@subhasish661411]

Unexpected Andrew yang reference.

[@SUuperCLasSH]

Noticed the Andrew yang reference, tho yang himself isn't very good with maths since his freedom dividend alone is based on fallacies and is impossible to realize. Still appreciate the reference tho

[@loris25195]

He is not the exact opposite

[@dionysianapollomarx]

@@SUuperCLasSH with Yang, if you ceteris paribus like most capitalist economists it works. It doesn't tax the rich, just the aspects of transactions that Big Tech has maneuvered in such a way that they pay less in overall taxes and charges, e.g. Amazon and Facebook, since the transactions are virtual and hard to track (they're middlemen that don't pay taxes, except for the obvious ones). It's good math in that sense, but outside that, where ceteris paribus is a fallacy, it isn't, and the policy does not target other firms that rely on profits from much, much less transactions than Amazon and the like, hence it doesn't go beyond scope, which is why it isn't as bad as most make it out to be. Expenditures for the Freedom Dividend program will source mostly from that revenue without moving too much capital within the system. Unlike the Green New Deal or Warren's wealth tax, which is just willy-nilly and portends fiscal mismanagement. It's not bad math. But implementing Yang's policy is another thing, since most people don't use ears to listen and only to hear noise and whatever confirms their biases, and there's always uncertainty in any economic policy.

[@lc9245]

This is a “sounds good doesn’t work” moment. Politics requires different resource and skill set. Being very intelligent doesn’t guarantee anything in politics. In fact, many people would point out that politician just need to look “authoritative”, they don’t have to know, understand or get involved with what they say to be elected.

[@jfort5234]

If I could get 20 bucks everytime someone made this cliche comment about Villani. It's getting rather stale.

[@patrickhorlaville]

You would have to define what intelligence is before making such comments. Considering only a certain side of Villani's skills, he for sure doesn't seem like a good enough candidate. But you my friend need to observe this character with a larger scope than the one you are probably using right now

[@lc9245]

@@patrickhorlaville Politicians have to balance between different groups interest to stay in power. Would a man with a rational message be a good politician? Not really, we don't know much about his ability to do that, we only know he's a brilliant mathematician. How does being a mathematician help you gain votes or stay in power? You tell me.

[@patrickhorlaville]

@@lc9245 1) Defining a good politician as someone who is able to balance between different group interests is a point of view (what does it even mean, a good politician? your view is debatable) 2) I am not sure to follow you with your second sentence: would a man with a rational message be a good politician... doesn't make sense for the same reason as above, but if we take your definition, I still don't see the link between an ability to balance different group interests and possessing a rational message... 3) Correction: only as far as you may know, he only is a good mathematician. Villani is more than that. He's been implicated in politics technically since he was a student. He developed his taste for it at university and since, even though he has been brought on the international scene for his pure theoretical work, he has participated in a lot of outreach activities surpassing the math world. And finally, 4) if you judge a politician by his ability to stay in power, then I'm afraid we do not live by the same values, which is not reconcilable.

[@lc9245]

@@patrickhorlaville You live with your values. Politician can only do things if they stay in power. If they are voted out or their party ostracise them, would they still be a politician? Look, I give my scepticism, because it happened before. Scientist getting into politics, hoping to do something good and then disappear. You might think I'm cynical, but it's your perspective, reality will finish the tale.

[@pisanghangus2]

Nobody is going to say anything about the big spider ?

[@ishaanvatus3536]

It's his thing

[@generalgrevious9960]

Ishaan Vatus It appears to be a beetle, which would also make more sense. Typically in European countries, the beetle is the most common suit jacket pin-charm and is worn quite often.

[@emmac.2314]

@@generalgrevious9960 it is indeed a spider... It's his signature look !

[@javiersolisbolivar3339]

He said many times, he wont explain the spider, so dont ask .... he is a genius thats the important part.

[@generalgrevious9960]

Javier Solis Bolivar Maybe it’s his fetish.

[@paulchatel2215]

Villani is in Macron's party, how is that defying him?

[@rom12]

He's more ecologic, he doesn't like the government choices.

[@Bldz]

That’s 4d chess

[@belgiquenba]

There is another candidate from Macron's party named Benjamin Griveaux who has the president's unofficial endorsement

[@SI-cd7xs]

@@belgiquenba this guy is controIIed opposition designed to Iet french think they have aIternative and to keep out Iepen, macron was eIected the same way FT is shiIIing 4 him 4 this reason he is the exact same neo Iib whore, seIected not eIected

[@MikoyanGurevichMiG21]

French Keanu Reeves for president!

[@jonkeuviuhc1641]

One of his former college colegue, Nicușor Dan, has done a similar thing in Romania a few years back, maybe that's what inspired him to do this. Actually there's video online of the two talking

[@icterinetech899]

I give him my absolute full support from America. This man is an ethical genius.

[@cg8397]

No, he is not. His book "Birth of a Theorem" makes it clear that he's a Communist (his affinity for Catherine Ribeiro's songs is a huge red flag). His decision to join a centre-left party like LREM shows that he's a narcissistic opportunist.

[@christiantp3750]

Well... he will never solve the Riemann Hypothesis?:(. I think that the politics were his the problem from his heart. “Please, allow me to keep it in my heart til I solve it”

[@fansongyi]

Andrew Yang of France

[@elleb2266]

1:10 CAN SOMEONE TELL WHAT KIND OF VEHICLE THAT IS

[@Stephanie72]

Il est plus intelligent qu hidalgo. ça devrait le faire. Dommage qu'il essaye de fondre son look dans la masse.

[@peregrintouque8505]

Plus intelligent évidemment. Mais certainement pas plus compétent, attention.

[@Julio974]

J’ai failli m’étouffer avec tes doubles espaces

[@qntnotes9427]

@@peregrintouque8505 Villani is both far more intelligent and far more competent than Hidalgo (I mean, it's not that hard being more competent than Hidalgo ... almost anyone can do it ... all you have to do is stop ruining Paris).

[@peregrintouque8505]

@@qntnotes9427 Autant me répondre en Français au lieu de faire ton rosbeef a 2 balles. En tout cas je m'en fout je ne suis pas Parisien et heureusement d'ailleurs.

[@ertwro]

La France pourrait avoir le président le plus génial de tous les temps. Vous avez de la chance, si ça arrive. Je vous souhaite le meilleur. Salutations de Colombie.

[@frenchyontravel]

Good luck to him

[@JordanBeagle]

Wait a second, I knew him from Numberphile, he's running for President now?!? What did I miss?

[@19Edurne]

Everything I'd say... Didn't you listen? He is not running for President but mayor of Paris.

[@19Edurne]

@@cyrilmusic9066 No, he's not. Did you even listen to what was said? He is a candidate to the 2020 election for mayor of Paris. The whole video is about that.

[@Alceste-Resister]

Tu es français et tu ne sais pas qui est le maire de Paris ? C'est Hidalgo ! Vilani wants to be the next mayor of Paris but he's not yet.

[@19Edurne]

@@Alceste-Resister Je suppose que @CyR!L machin s'est enfin décidé à se renseigner sur le sujet... Ses commentaires ont disparu ;)

[@pa7957]

Bravo Villani :)))

[@caelan8819]

TEDx Mode lol

[@kloschuessel773]

1:13 welcome in europe... From cars to bike taxis Tuk tuks european style

[@Graham6761]

Wow he gave one of those TED lectures, he must be a genius! Those things are so stupid they are smart.

[@spacefertilizer]

Graham6761 he’s one of the worlds most successful and known mathematicians living today and he won the Fields Medal which is like the Nobel Prize for mathematicians. So he’s much more than “just a TED lecturer”

[@BrunoSantos-cb5xv]

Not really, the thing is that you're too stupid to understand his work so a TED lecture is way more accessible

[@cg8397]

​@@spacefertilizerVillani WAS a successful mathematician, he hasn't produced any significant contribution to mathematics since 2014 (check his arXiv records).

[@shamikchakraborty3341]

The French language sounds so cute

[@cyrilmusic9066]

I'm happy to know of my language sounds cute! But I don't know why...? Because for us (French people) it's doesn't sounds cute...

[@shamikchakraborty3341]

@@cyrilmusic9066 French sounds cute because most of the french words are not pronounced as they are spelt. French people drop a few letters from their words before pronouncing it. That's what babies do when they just started to learn how to speak. That's why french sounds Cute. Cute like a Baby's talk.

[@cyrilmusic9066]

@@shamikchakraborty3341 oh okay, thanks

[@cyrilmusic9066]

@@shamikchakraborty3341 For me Italian sounds so good, it's my favorite language to heard!

[@shamikchakraborty3341]

@@cyrilmusic9066 Italian & Spanish both sound very romantic. can't say much about Portuguese though. BTW, I'm from India. my mother tongue is Bengali.

[@pax4370]

France shows the way...once again. Love from India.

[@DSAK55]

Cédric the Artiste

[@rima1815]

Defying ??? He is in the same political party...and have the exactly same point of view, he admitted it...

[@rom12]

No, he's more ecologic and etc

[@mohamedb737]

He already have the Mascotte.

[@denis_dg]

Someone qualified and knowledgeable for a change, let's hope people of Paris a sensible enough to vote for someone who does politics backed up by math not populist slogans.

[@TheSpiritOfTheTimes]

How the hell does being a mathemical prodigy make one qualified and knowledgable about politics or societal challenges lol?

[@TheSpiritOfTheTimes]

@Tobby Isiba What? Leftists like mathematics?

[@notliquid1448]

As long as Hidalgo isn't elected lmao

[@notliquid1448]

@@TheSpiritOfTheTimes Well the good thing is that he knows how to have a scientifc approach to current matters which is the best way to go instead of going for dumb policies which only appeal to the voters because of their simplicity, like Germany's move to renewable while killing their nuclear branch. That was probably the dumbest move I've seen since quite a while.

[@williamdnraln6069]

@@TheSpiritOfTheTimes He is an excellent député, I don't understand why you're so surprised...

[@jean-francoisdepondicherry9626]

He should have better avoid politics....

[@midaspeng]

he gets my vote

[@nikodeza6120]

Hey... This isn’t Numberphile 🤔

[@acrylup]

"defying" let me laugh for a second. A shame, for a scientist to support the awful ideas of someone like Macron. I respect the scientist but at the same time I'm really disappointed with him.

[@rom12]

Liberty of thinking, liberty of expression, liberty of choice. Respect.

[@klaasklapsigaar1081]

No one knows he actually is Billy Bob Thornton's French brother.

[@b.b4229]

Why is there a spider on this Man's chest?

[@jittertn]

might be part of some secret society signaling 👻 🙉 looks similar to the bugs the president of the UK supreme court wears 😛

[@clementcartry6929]

No, he's just famous for wearing extravagant suits and pins

[@thelastcipher9135]

e iz spizerman.

[@Paul-uy9pw]

It is Halloween my dude

[@emilie9520]

Each of his spider has its own history, crafted or offered by a specific person/for a specific event

[@jephte7758]

I admire the mathematician, not the politician.

[@d.dedrick7991]

Cult of Quirky Personality.

[@BELHORIZON31]

Il va se faire embarquer dans un navire sans capitaine!

[@Caoimhin1909]

This vid seems more like it’s pushing stereotypes about French people than an actual informative one. What are his policies, exactly?

[@haszelly5612]

Ahora imagina Alemania de los siglos XIX donde estudiaban los titanes de las ciencias matematicas sociales, fisicas, etc. antes de las dos guerras mundiales.

[@1mt07jack5]

Big mistake big mistake Hope all the best for him!!

[@palombarodeltubo2989]

Villani have italian origin

[@stubkar]

Want less corruption? Have a (politically ambivalent) National Government keep the trains running on time, your water clean, your food safe, and the invaders out.... *Everything else? Localities handle it. ~Don't like it? Move to another locality.

[@lucas93177]

Moi qui pensais que les mathématiciens étaient intelligents...

[@HpPmL]

I'm french. This guy might be a very talented mathematician with a 200 IQ. But he is far from being "street smart". He is like an innocent seal swimming with great white sharks trying to do politics.

[@emperorturtleboi9484]

He kind of looked like Critikal in the thumbnail not gonna lie

[@iloveass2289]

he looks like a french rapper named lujipeka

[@tarek7866]

Lol so many people who comment! Of course he is defying him! Because he wasn't supposed to run for the elections. And he has been criticized a lot by the Party. The only reason he hasn't been excluded is because Macron needs him because he is a field medal winner. Seriously if you want to criticize this well infirmed video you should learn more about it. It's your own country.

[@troywalt4834]

Honnetement je fais 100 fois plus confiance a Villani qu'a ces politiques de carriere qui ne comprenne rien au monde moderne et a la technologie.

[@fredriknewton2942]

I'm telling my kids this bloke was Timothée Chalamet.

[@TheVincent0268]

Mathematics and politics shouldn't mix.

[@ruhooze]

French Andrew Yang?

[@Andreas4696]

Lol no.

[@humanbass]

That guy would be a hellish technocrat, trying to control and "optimize" everyone's life because math.

[@benstannard3574]

Vitor Roma I’m not sure that him being a mathematician means he will necessarily be a technocrat. Sure, he can use his expertise to optimise etc. but if you hear him speak he talks about approaching his role holistically. I think he could be really good.

[@ChodeMaster]

he looks french

[@joaolp3431]

When you think France reached the bottom, it starts digging...

[@user-qs2nr3ee6l]

A genius running is better than a tv celeb star

[@joaolp3431]

_ maybe. If he doesn’t run in the wrong direction...

[@josephinestrache9601]

Please more scientist into politics!!! We need you.

[@neilblockhead]

Le Pen is going to be elected next time.

[@SI-cd7xs]

nah 2 many immigrant vtes

[@nahouledeb5949]

CapiTen10 With 9% of migrants I don’t think migrants is a big deal in France (Except in Paris, oh gosh this city is horrible). While Macron is more and more hated by the people who vote for him Le Pen gain more popularity each day. A recent survey show that if the 2022 take place today Le Pen will lost with 44%. This 10% more than the last election. And if Macron do nothing Le Pen will win the next election. France would probably be the first Europeans country who remigrate it foreign population.

[@Mollygaga42]

If he is defying Emanuel Macron then I like him !

[@ScottMccain117]

He is not. He is from the same political group. That's called politic

[@Mollygaga42]

@@ScottMccain117 well I hate him then !

[@ScottMccain117]

@@Mollygaga42 The man himself is not important dear friend. The ideology is the real enemy.

[@Mollygaga42]

@@ScottMccain117 you are right !

[@WilliamJones-Halibut-vq1fs]

Fake controlled opposition.

[@cbskwkdnslwhanznamdm2849]

He’s gross narcissist

[@shawn8847]

Macron isnt a socialist. Go Melenchon.

[@Henry-bc4nc]

En avant Cedric, Vous êtes ce don Paris, le présent et le futur ont besoin pour le bien de tous et de la LREM qui trouverait en vous un second souffle.👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

[@aaronsaunders6974]

cedric villani he was on _einstein and his theory of relativity_ .

[@scorpioninpink]

Melenchon!

[@VVan595]

Im sure he will defeate his competitors with just a PENCIL

[@fuchsiafreud]

yikes

[@charlesdescalzi6095]

Ecological change shouldn’t be a priority when choosing a leader. The economy and well being of the population is more important.

[@princediop8190]

Charles-Henri Descalzi So environmental change doesn’t affect the well being of the population? Or am I missing something?

[@XeoNIvan]

Higher GDP does not necessarily mean improvement of lives of the people: 1) USSR had high GDP from all the military industrial production, but had a tremendous lack of food products in the shops and people had to stand in long queues for hours just to get them; 2) The economic development that doesn't put focus on ecology and environment protection is not sustainable. "When the last tree is cut, the last fish is caught, and the last river is polluted; when to breathe the air is sickening, you will realize, too late, that wealth is not in bank accounts and that you can’t eat money". Alanis Obomsawin.

[@charlesdescalzi6095]

You can make it a secondary objective by promoting a slower paced capitalisti system. But then again people preach environmental change but then they complain when carbon taxes are imposed. Look at france and the gilet Jaunes. A minimum change in the price of oil caused concessions in billions of taxes for other carbon intensive industries. Everything most be gradual but the present well being of the population most not be sacrificed for long run objectives.

[@manut975]

Smoke and mirrors. Another post-ideological leader who is asking to be elected for exactly what? His technical and scientific expertise? He should tell us what groups support him and whose interests he is going to defend.

[@cg8397]

He's not "post-ideological", if you read his book then you know he's a Communist

[@luciencitron4381]

Defying Macron ??? Come on, this guy is a joke, so weird that people in France don't even dare to make fun of him as if he was a disabled person.

[@sharoonaftab8894]

He ain't no joke though despite his political philosophies he is a fields medalist. Which is a quite a noble work, so it's better not to vote than make fun of someone who's worthy of respect.

[@DonVoghano]

Yep an out of touch, eccentric mathematician is exactly what France needs at the helm! What could possibly go wrong with that?

[@babybeel8787]

Villani should've stayed mathematician and not go into this corrupt land of politicians

[@patrickhorlaville]

Don't you think that the brave man gets his hands dirty for the good cause while the coward lays back in his comfort zone?

[@benjaminmtf2344]

This doesn't aged well haha

[@cg8397]

Villani was overconfident. He split the anti-Hidalgo votes with the official LREM candidate Griveaux (according to the opinion polls, the majority of Parisians wanted to replace her) instead of withdrawing and so she remained Mayor of Paris. He then also lost his position as Deputy during the last election to the LREM candidate Paul Midy. Since he received a great deal of financial and other support from LREM to get elected as Deputy in the first place, Villani has become regarded as an untrustworthy opportunist in politics. Now he's gone back to full-time academia, but the deterioration in his appearance (the dissipation of his youth has finally caught up with him, he looks like a homeless pensioner now and he's not even 50 years old) combined with his erratic behaviour in public (observe his participation in discussions on issues completely outside his mathematical expertise) indicate that he's unlikely to be taken seriously again even in mathematics (unless he does something spectacular with the Boltzmann equation or the Riemann hypothesis).

[@benjaminmtf2344]

@@cg8397 En tant que matheux, je trouve ça regrettable

[@cg8397]

​​@@benjaminmtf2344Villani est un homme adulte qui a pris ses propres décisions folles. Lisez son livre («Théorème Vivant») et ses divers autres écrits sur ses opinions politiques. Comme les autres politiciens LREM fabriqués, il est profondément arrogant à l’égard des Français ordinaires (« Faites ce que je dis, pas ce que je fais ») et son point de vue ne changera jamais. Il est préférable de le tenir à l’écart de toute position de pouvoir et d’influence.

[@allybally0021]

Another clone with strings attached.

[@lolaccount2192]

Well he won The Fields medal which is something, I think he's an idealist, a Don Quixote more than a puppet. Frankly, I don't know which is worse.

[@allybally0021]

@@lolaccount2192 I won the Fields Medal for my thesis on 'Long Division' in 2004. No-one thanked me for that contribution. I think he is cashing in now on his.

[@lolaccount2192]

@@allybally0021 2004.. 2004.. yeah, sure. 🙄

[@scientificpublishingreview2809]

Cédric Villani the spider man of France, coming soon to show its web of mathematics in politics!

[@maxanton4861]

🤮🤮

[@NextFuckingLevel]

He's a rich one, and try to win the middle class.. Lol the cycle keeping on

[@princediop8190]

Joko Mandiri Macron is rucher. He was a millionaire banker before becoming a politician.

[@isassetuba]

This is politics not a maths competition, look at Britian who have Boris and trump... Both dummies but great politicians

[@Dear_Mr._Isaiah_Deringer]

I'm not sure about the great politicians. They both endeavoured on a big budget deficit. Sure that gets some popular support but it's neither sustainable nor does it make a great politician. Depends on what one defines as a great politician though.

[@r3dp1ll]

they are populist and popular but great ? no.

[@isassetuba]

@@r3dp1ll you sound French just from the way you type. Sorry but great politicians don't have to popular, they just need to be able to transfer their message across

[@r3dp1ll]

@@isassetuba they need to work for the greater good. That's what I think

[@isassetuba]

@@r3dp1ll a sorry but as much I like your sense of kindness, this is politics...... And you sound French so you think everything is lovely. I'd hate to one day meet you, I was talking to someone on the comment section and a week later we were in the same room doing business. 😂 So take everything to be my opinion and I love French people

[@jfhow]

I don't get how a mathematician knows anything about politics.

[@marcioamaral7511]

Then you are just stupid

[@jackmccourt3542]

I like the socialists

[@loma_pl1931]

Communism is better

[@jackmccourt3542]

@@loma_pl1931 Yes, but there needs to be a socialist transition.

[@Andreas4696]

@@jackmccourt3542 No KZbin or internet would've been created for you to write that comment in a communist world. Have you even looked into communist society in the Soviet Union? It was harsh, and expensive to buy even necessities! Socialists are so obsessed with equality that they completely forget about quality of life.

[@jackmccourt3542]

@@Andreas4696 Are you joking? The creation of the internet and also cell phones was a direct result of government funding and research. The private sector wouldn't have accomplish these creations and many others because they weren't "profitable" enough.

[@Andreas4696]

​@@jackmccourt3542 Fair enough, but there's no evidence to suggest that the private sector wouldn't have created something similar or even better. Also, how do you know that a socialist system would've allowed for these products to be commercially available? That's the real issue here, the Army or whatnot might invent products for its own use, but only a private company has the profit motive to actually mass produce such products. The government would be completely inefficient in that process as has been proven time and time again throughout history (the Soviet Union, Cuba, today's Venezuela)! Fully socialist governments struggle to provide even the most basic of services, such as food, housing, electricity, etc. In capitalism there's a bell curve of wealth distribution. There are some ultra-wealthy individuals, a majority of perfect well-off middle class citizens, and a handful of low income people. To me that's a lot better than the socialist bell curve, which is everyone collected at the bottom, lowest standard of living, with a few enormously wealthy technocrats and oligarchs (party members and such) at the top. Socialism achieves equality, it's just that everyone gets to have it equally TERRIBLE!

[@alterego157]

Another pompous fraud

[@gaius_enceladus]

Running against socialists? Sounds good to me!

[@Qazdar6]

This guy is a joke.

[@yaoooy]

He won fields medal you idiot

[@cg8397]

​@@yaoooyTrue, but joining politics has turned out to be the mistake of his life.

[@mappingtheshit]

Traitor... Mathematicians should not go into politics

[@Mv0702]

there is no need to reduce carbon emissions... no one is "intelligent" enough to understand, plan and controll the economy in an efficient way. Its just way too complitcated. Every attempt will just produce more harm than good. Just give more freedom to the people and reduce the power of the government.

[@r3dp1ll]

we actually need to do exactly the opposite. You ultras don't understand that your agenda can only lead to one thing, civil war and civilization collapse

[@Mv0702]

@@r3dp1ll Well look at Nazi Germany, the UDSSR, Venzuela, ... (big government). Then look at america after the independence war, swizzerland and other more or less economically free countries (smaller government). Then look at your statement. Of course anarchy is bad but a very small government that just protects the propery of the people is much more efficient than centralized planning.

[@The_Revolutionist]

@@Mv0702 No, property should be collectively owned. No more private property that destroys Earth.

[@jossandman]

I've never heard of Him; the beetles on His lapels are pretty gross, off-putting I think.

[@akaakaakaak5779]

Famously they're spiders

[@economixxxx]

Youre not french, so your opinion means nothing

[@Lypno]

Support Frexit !

[@carlosc.1568]

"Reduce carbon emissions" Stopped watching the video right there

[@antoninsebag7302]

Why?

[@carlosc.1568]

@@antoninsebag7302 Because it's a dumb meme only Americans and Europeans believe. The only thing the reduction of carbon emissions achieves is reducing the overall GDP of countries.

[@antoninsebag7302]

@@carlosc.1568 No. Greenhouse effect is real and we have to address it by a transition from fossil fuels to more eco-friendly ones like nuclear and solar erergies. If done properly, in no way would it cause a reduction of the gdp

[@carlosc.1568]

@@antoninsebag7302 Greenhouse effect is real but there's no proof this will actually harm the environment. This is all based on a weak hypothesis created by the environmentalist industry. And, what do you mean by "properly done"? Renewable energy will never be even close to replace 1% of the energy of carbon in the planet....

[@xhiems]

Carlos C. Not harmful? Interesting... In my country animals were sick from heatstroke this summer which never happened, and some vines died, it was pretty alarming, they turned black. The concentration of sugar in the grapes were abnormal because all the water evaporated, the wine markers had never seen that. Where I live now, typhoons are happening more and more because the temperature of the ocean affects them. As for scientific proof, they are many GHG so, which one should I start with ? Nitrogen and the eutrophication, CO2 and ocean acidification... Your comment left me very skeptical and I am curious to know why you think that there is no impact, and in which part of the world you live ?

[@patbateman2088]

I don't like him.