The "not bothering to check" part is the most annoying.
There are already several of these "proofs" that have been retracted because they did not make sense.
I would have no problem accepting this whole ordeal if the humans behind each proof took the time to re-read, understand and synthesize the result in a readable paper.
There is ample evidence of how damaging fake information can be, and paper retraction never fully undoes the damage (see the Andrew Wakefield and his antivax "paper" for instance).
There are already several of these "proofs" that have been retracted because they did not make sense.
I would have no problem accepting this whole ordeal if the humans behind each proof took the time to re-read, understand and synthesize the result in a readable paper.
There is ample evidence of how damaging fake information can be, and paper retraction never fully undoes the damage (see the Andrew Wakefield and his antivax "paper" for instance).