Academia: Where "Nobody Has Done This Before" Requires a Two-Page Proof
prof_kamilov · x · 2026-10-01
A quip about academic writing culture: only in academia does claiming "nobody has done this before" demand a dedicated two-page section of proof — a jab at the ritual of novelty statements and related work sections in papers.
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