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I've been making a serious attempt at solving it but I'm not a mathematician. Even still I have a few good leads yet to pursue, and I learned a ton about the pr

I've been making a serious attempt at solving it but I'm not a mathematician. Even still I have a few good leads yet to pursue, and I learned a ton about the practice of mathematics that I never would've learned otherwise. (Wish I could share my leads, but I kinda want the money and glory... :) ) The article is spot on. I've had so many moments where the math looks so fishy that it seems like R has to equal 1/2 (ie hypothesis is true), but I just don't have the facts to prove it. In particular, it's really hard to evaluate the infinite sums you find working thru the problem. I actually believe that there's a good chance the hypothesis is false but we'll see someday.

monktastic1 7y ago
> Wish I could share my leads, but I kinda want the money and glory... :) Well, like Prof Baez says, unless you've solved other major open problems before, it's probably unwise to believe you'll be the one to crack it. You are likely to gain more by sharing your leads and seeing what mathematicians have to say.
lonelappde 7y ago
Since you have no money or glory in math yet, your better bet is to cash in your leads so you end your life with at least one bit. Impressively, almost every sentence in your comment was already addressed by the OP linked Twitter thread of warnings.