Saint Augustine wrote that science is unhealthy curiosity and superfluous vanity, the latter being a redundant expression, since vanity is always superfluous pride. Without leaving such considerations behind, it is advisable to delve into the irregular structure of fractals to realize that their geometric shapes are included little or not at all in the study plans, making it evident that between San Agustín and Mandelbrot, the first always has more influence and prestige than the second in textbooks, not only because of its nominal presence, but because of the dominance of its ideas regarding science as unhealthy curiosity. Antonio Escohotado wrote in his day about this serious error; Today we remember him on the first anniversary of his death.
