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Ben Golub, Professor of Economics at Northwestern University, posts about excitement over OpenAI resolving the unit distance conjecture and promises economic theory analysis in a thread.

Gary Marcus replies labeling the post the subtle troll of the year.

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OPBen Golub#1447Ben Golub@BEN_GOLUB

There's a lot of excitement about OpenAI's resolution of the unit distance conjecture. In this thread I will discuss the striking applications of this result in economic theory. 1/1

3:30 AM · May 21, 2026 View on X
QUOTE POSTGary Marcus#153Gary Marcus@GARYMARCUS

Wonder what fraction of those liking this realized it was a joke 🤣

Ben GolubBen Golub@ben_golub

There's a lot of excitement about OpenAI's resolution of the unit distance conjecture. In this thread I will discuss the striking applications of this result in economic theory. 1/1

10:30 AM · May 21, 2026 · 25.9K Views
1:38 PM · May 21, 2026 · 235 Views
REPLYGary Marcus#153Gary Marcus@GARYMARCUS

@ben_golub subtle troll of the year?

Ben GolubBen Golub@ben_golub

There's a lot of excitement about OpenAI's resolution of the unit distance conjecture. In this thread I will discuss the striking applications of this result in economic theory. 1/1

10:30 AM · May 21, 2026 · 25.9K Views
12:17 PM · May 21, 2026 · 1.5K Views
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