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I don't think it's true that all amateurs have no understanding whatsoever. Amateurs have proven things before, and they've also wasted mathematicians time with

I don't think it's true that all amateurs have no understanding whatsoever. Amateurs have proven things before, and they've also wasted mathematicians time with wrong proofs.

shiandow 6mo ago
I'm not saying none of them have any understanding, I'm saying the ones who understand would write better proofs.