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How do we prevent mathemathics from devolving into the Medieval Era of secrecy?

158 points · 146 comments · jjgreen

  1. lacker · · focus · HN ↗
    I have seen two worries recently:

    1. People will publish so much frontier mathematics, humans won't be able to understand it all

    2. Frontier mathematics will all be kept secret

    Fortunately, these seem like they can't both happen at once.

    1. Phemist · · focus · HN ↗
      The secrecy will be volumetric. Im sure it will continue to be possible for bullshit to out-generate information. With bullshit being redefined to true, but informationally/conceptually useless proofs.
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