With contradicting statements , and contradicting words confirmation bias allows two opposite conclusions . Polarization at it ' s finest . <| sep |> We ' re Mum , not Dad . We ' re a Motherland , not a Fatherland . Fatherland ' s are for pompous Vulgarians in Mittel Europe . <| sep |> Whats your budget ? <| sep |> No , nothing on Eddit <| sep |> Oh gosh those Flix Klein texts looks utterly delicious , I ' m giddy as fuck just looking through the contents ! I think I ' m just going to have to bite the bullet and read Elements , I ' ll balance it out with Hartshorne ' s companion text to make sure I ' m personally ready for higher geometry , but I know that Elements contains all the geometric proofs I ' m after . Thanks so much for your help . You made some great suggestions and I ' ll be ordering those Klein books asap . Ps stillwell is the man . I ' ve not read his history books but I ' m using his algebra and number theory books instead of Dummit and Foote and they just don ' t compare IMO . Probably the best expositor of mathematics I ' ve come across and I have every intention of covering his back catalogue .