Lots of that advanced math research finds its way into practical engineering (cryptography, digital media, compression, physics, AI, and so on). The average layperson does not care about mathematics, period.
You may see a similar situation one day: some application might move to settle their economic value on Eth L2 rather than Stripe, eg for more control or lower fees. To the average layperson, they wouldn’t know/care about how the app works under the hood.
You may see a similar situation one day: some application might move to settle their economic value on Eth L2 rather than Stripe, eg for more control or lower fees. To the average layperson, they wouldn’t know/care about how the app works under the hood.