As far as I can tell, the whole job of mathematics professors is to obfuscate the fact that this is a thing.
@DRMacIver is a computer scientist and hasn’t been forced to take the sacred vows of silence. Yet. They won’t let him go much furtherhttps://twitter.com/DRMacIver/status/1189827287748927488 …
This of course plays a major part in the phenomenon. But I don't think it can account for everything. One still sees this perverse embarrassment/diffidence in elder masters, who have spent decades reflecting on their practice, and know a great deal about why they do what they do.
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Yeah, it's probably also true that people who can don't, but I don't think that accounts for most teachers of mathematics.
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Most mathematics professors are, of course, selfish. They prefer to pursue their own research, and are incentivized to do so. And if the only audience to whom they are required to address themselves consists of their own colleagues, then of course communication skills atrophy.
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