> and for economy of notation/ease of writing some mathematicians still use “<“ then instead of “≤”. In the rare cases they want to express strictly-less-than for a particular pair in the non-strict partial order, they can use the “less than but not equals” sign.
This is pure bullshit of the highest grade. Is is a perfect example of newspeak. "The symbols I use mean what I say they mean whenever I say so". It is gatekeeping. It is part of what makes math impenetrable for a lot of people. It is lazy. It is absurd. Such a lack of consistency is absurd for a rigorous field like math. It is a perfect example of my belief that mathematicians are abysmal linguists. I do not understand why mathematicians have this attitude towards their communication medium. If I could ask a genie for a wish, I would force the use of a compiler and a linter on all mathematicians. If your paper does not pass compilation and linting it gets automatically deleted. Bullshit!
This is pure bullshit of the highest grade. Is is a perfect example of newspeak. "The symbols I use mean what I say they mean whenever I say so". It is gatekeeping. It is part of what makes math impenetrable for a lot of people. It is lazy. It is absurd. Such a lack of consistency is absurd for a rigorous field like math. It is a perfect example of my belief that mathematicians are abysmal linguists. I do not understand why mathematicians have this attitude towards their communication medium. If I could ask a genie for a wish, I would force the use of a compiler and a linter on all mathematicians. If your paper does not pass compilation and linting it gets automatically deleted. Bullshit!
/rant