Is a YouTuber speedrunning a game by exploiting an integer overflow bug suggesting that gaming has no value? No, they're just having fun with the medium.
To answer directly: I think understanding is the primary value. And I have reasons to hope that my "work" here can ultimately contribute to a better understanding: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49761718. However, there are also other reasons to do things than producing value. You can do things for fun, to show they're possible, to ask meta questions about the field.
To answer directly: I think understanding is the primary value. And I have reasons to hope that my "work" here can ultimately contribute to a better understanding: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49761718. However, there are also other reasons to do things than producing value. You can do things for fun, to show they're possible, to ask meta questions about the field.
Regarding calling the proof "mine", I've replied to that here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49755885.