Hindsight Memes

The eternal struggle of mathematical elegance! That moment when you realize your painstakingly crafted 3-page proof could've been condensed to just 5 lines hits harder than a rejected grant application. Every mathematician knows the pain of the "obvious in hindsight" solution. Fermat wasn't kidding with his "margin too small" excuse—he probably just saved himself from writing 20 pages of unnecessary steps. Next time, maybe start with the elegant solution? (Who am I kidding, nobody ever does.)