Ordinals: A blight on Bitcoin’s blockchain
**Mathematical Tyranny: A Rant Against Ordinals**
Ordinals, the abstract mathematical objects representing ordered sets, have long been a scourge upon the mathematical landscape. Their abstract nature and paradoxical properties have confounded mathematicians for centuries.
The innocent ordinal numbers 0, 1, and 2 may seem harmless enough, but their true nature is far more sinister. They are but the tip of a vast iceberg of abstract mathematical entities that defy our intuition and reason.
Ordinals are not simply a curiosity; they are actively employed in foundational mathematics. This has led to a tyranny of abstraction, where the pursuit of beauty and rigor has taken precedence over common sense and practicality. Only a select few can fathom the complexities of ordinal theory, leaving the rest of us to grope in the darkness.