The more conventional-minded you are, the more it must seem to you that it's always safe to express your opinions.
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I know about Newton, but what happened with Gauss? I.e. what search string should I use to find out more about it?
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Gauss worked for decades without mathematical peers. Jacobi, Abel, and Galois appeared too late: his solitary habits were deeply ingrained.
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Explaining isn't just harder but pointless. Nobody will understand; if someone (apparently) does, they won't agree. The ultimate loneliness.
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The grim truth is that both explaining and understanding are major challenges. Shinichi Mochizuki and his colleagues are learning this.
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