I think it's the influence of Bourbaki[1] who were the original mathematical edgelords. I have a book (Creating Symmetry[2]) that explicits rejects this style.

I think it's the influence of Bourbaki[1] who were the original mathematical edgelords. I have a book (Creating Symmetry[2]) that explicits rejects this style. It's a lovely book. [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicolas_Bourbaki https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicolas_Bourbaki [2]: https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691161730/creating-symmetry https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691161730/cr...