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Is it not obvious? Replace “fairly despicable” with “white nationalist” instead of whatever anyone might imagine could make a mathematician despicable?

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Why does this shorthand upset you?

I am not upset. It is obviously obstusely, impenetrably vague. What is your problem?

A shorthand is generally unambiguous in context; this was not.

Why does it matter to you so much that OC is unambiguous?

Because I'm not on-board with every moral failing that is called “despicable” by someone being disqualifying or even relevant.

It was off-topic already. You driving it further is obsessive and ill-intended.

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