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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Replying to @paulg
The less conventional-minded you are, the less it probably seems to you worth bothering even to try to express your opinions.
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Replying to @MathPrinceps @paulg
Imagine trying to explain the word "Stalingrad" to a Kalahari bushman. Tremendously daunting: it's long, long story. Why would he listen?
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Replying to @MathPrinceps @paulg
The less familiar the basis for your opinions, the more daunting it is to make them intelligible to others. So much context to explain.
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Replying to @MathPrinceps @paulg
Gauss and Newton just gave up. Historically, it's a very common response. Creating is easier, and more gratifying, than explaining.
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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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Replying to @paulg
Gauss worked for decades without mathematical peers. Jacobi, Abel, and Galois appeared too late: his solitary habits were deeply ingrained.
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Only Riemann, Dirichlet, and Eisenstein were able to make any perceptible impression on Gauss. But he had neither proteges nor colleagues.
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