Random thought: Complexity theorists need a conference like #CFAIL for failed lower bound attempts. Proving lower bounds is notoriously hard, so why not share our failed ideas to help others avoid dead ends and spark new approaches?

Such a venue would also encourage "hardcore" lower bound provers to tackle difficult problems without the pressure of only publishing successes. Let's make failure more visible and more valuable!

Crypto 2024 affiliated events are going to start! Look at this cute #cfail logo! #crypto2024
Submit your stories to CFAIL: The Conference for Failed Approaches and Insightful Losses in Cryptology: https://www.cfail.org. (I'm proud to say that I've presented one of my own mistakes there.)
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