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"Little man" meaning what? A generalist in comparison to specialists too timid to put together a sensible conclusion for a publication?

• coldtea 9y ago
  For one, many of those specialists have indeed "put together a sensible conclusion for a publication". They even have written articles and even books about their opinions on this manuscript (and others). What they didn't do (well, what most didn't do, some did that too) was go ahead and shout to the media "we broke the code" when they had just as much and just as inconclusive information as any other. The "generalist" just didn't have such qualms. It's not about him being brave enough to put 2+2 together when those pesky specialists (where he got all his knowledge from) failed to dare.
  • jack9 9y ago
    I gave an alternate characterization and you ran with it, ignoring the core question of what you meant by "little man" to move the goalpost. Good luck with whatever.