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SoKamil06/16/20252 repliesview on HN

Okay, but what is the reason? I didn't understand it from your comment.


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lelanthran06/16/2025

As I said elsewhere:

> Posting on Arxiv is a great way to signal that you don't intend to monetise something, aren't pretending to be an influencer and not posing as some thought leader.

In short, I'm not trying to build a community, I'm not trying to get followers, I'm not trying to build an email list.

I want to publish something to the world, but I'm not going to run the gauntlet of peer review publishing.

Arxiv aligns with my goal for this.

croemer06/16/2025

He has maybe mentioned to someone that he'll write a paper on this topic