Core of the dispute: Buzzard's goal went beyond formalizing FLT in Lean
nihilunbounded · x · 2026-09-07
nihilunbounded argues Buzzard's grievance is that his goal was broader than formalizing FLT in Lean, and someone knocking out the obvious subgoal is like nuking a loadstar goal that makes the territory uninhabitable. alzzyd counters that claiming dibs on an obvious goal because of long prior work is unscientific.
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