We can look at the past and wish we were more clear-eyed about what was happening, just as we can look to the present and ask that we have more empathy for each

We can look at the past and wish we were more clear-eyed about what was happening, just as we can look to the present and ask that we have more empathy for each other going forward. But I don't think it helps anybody to blame the mathematics community for not organizing until they were directly impacted. This is a tidal wave that has caught everyone off guard in <3 years.