Changes are, your 5 minute thoughts on the matter are only adding noise to the discussion.
This is where we differ; I think the potential for substantial contribution vastly outweighs any “noise” that may be be caused by amateurs taking stabs at he problem. I do not think all the low hanging fruit are gone (and if they were, how would we know so?), I think that amateurs are capable of substantial contributions in several fields. I think that optimism towards open problems is a more productive attitude.
I support “LW’s love affair with amateurism”, and it’s a part of the culture I wouldn’t want to see disappear.
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This is where we differ; I think the potential for substantial contribution vastly outweighs any “noise” that may be be caused by amateurs taking stabs at he problem. I do not think all the low hanging fruit are gone (and if they were, how would we know so?), I think that amateurs are capable of substantial contributions in several fields. I think that optimism towards open problems is a more productive attitude.
I support “LW’s love affair with amateurism”, and it’s a part of the culture I wouldn’t want to see disappear.