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2026-05-19 14:45 UTC
@mjd@mathstodon.xyz I don't think most mathematicians would find it underhanded. One of our main problems is getting anybody, even other mathematicians, to care about what we do! So I don't think anybody would want to turn you away. I'd say that in general mathematicians always welcome anybody to read their papers or attend their courses or listen to their talks, anything like that.
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@mjd@mathstodon.xyz 2026-05-19 14:52
@oantolin@mathstodon.xyz How would that be different from pilfering a book from a bookstore because I imagine that the author would be pleased by my interest in their book? I'll accept or decline the deal I was offered, and I'd be happy to consider a better deal, but I won't renegotiate it unilaterally. Let's drop the subject.