Dad Explains What a Monad Is

whats a monad DAD? (M ⊗ M) ⊗ M ⟶ M ⊗ (M ⊗ M) M ⊗ (M ⊗ M) ⟶ M ⊗ M M ⊗ M ⟶ M Φ(X) ⟶ Φ(Y) Φ(X) ⟶ Φ(Y) Q.I. I SHOULD'VE GUESSED. LOAD LIMIT 10 TONS

A black-and-white comic shows a child asking her father what a monad is. The father gives an intensely abstract category-theory explanation, while the panels visually mash together mathematical diagrams, a sandwich, and a bridge-load sign. The punchline is that the father realizes the explanation is absurdly complicated and concludes he should have guessed the answer instead. EN: A black-and-white comic shows a child asking her father what a monad is. The father gives an intensely abstract category-theory explanation, while the panels visually mash together mathematical diagrams, a sandwich, and a bridge-load sign. The punchline is that the father realizes the explanation is absurdly complicated and concludes he should have guessed the answer instead.

• @gentoomemes / 13771 2024-10-02