>>16831454 (OP)
he is kinda right. I would go further and say its impossible to conceive of mathematics without objects. Because that's literally how one quantifies.
I dont give a fuck about what you imagine in your brain you dont imagine an "essence" you imagine something more objective with shape.
1 orange, 2 oranges, 3 oranges, etc
the numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 are just symbols to represent the quantity of "something"
so without OBJECTIVE existence, that is that which has physical presence there would be NO math, nothing to quantify. Just a spacious empty unthinking black nihilistic void.
yes im racist