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> So much negativity and character assassination in the comments here

The bog standard response to anyone who attempts to do something new. Thankfully Wolfram has a thick skin.

It's a reasonable guess. Most who attempt this fail miserably. It's just that survivorship bias and a good dose of holywood spectacle make it feel like in the end the oddball with the weird idea will persist.

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