Now it’s true, there are some mathematicians who are contrarians and think that AC is somehow “wrong”. They are philosophically confused, of course; but, more to the point here in this comment, they are a marginal group. (In fact, even worrying about foundational issues too much—whatever your “position”—is kind of a low-status marker itself: the sociological reality of the mathematical profession is that members are expected to get on with the business of proving impressive-looking new theorems in mainstream, high-status fields, and not to spend time fussing about foundations except at dinner parties.)
This seems problematic. Many mathematicians work on foundations and are treated with respect. It isn’t that they are low status so much that a) most of the really big foundational issues are essentially done b) foundational work rarely impact other areas of math, so people don’t have a need to pay attention to foundations. There also seems to be an incredible degree of confidence in claiming that those skeptical of AC are ” philosophically confused, of course”.
This seems problematic. Many mathematicians work on foundations and are treated with respect. It isn’t that they are low status so much that a) most of the really big foundational issues are essentially done b) foundational work rarely impact other areas of math, so people don’t have a need to pay attention to foundations. There also seems to be an incredible degree of confidence in claiming that those skeptical of AC are ” philosophically confused, of course”.