> But it seems quite reasonable to say that the wider software community didn’t “come together, assess the situation, and calmly, empathetically, and rationally act.”

But my point is the wider Mathematics community didn't do that either. We are just looking at the subset in TFA and assuming they represent the whole community. If you look at AI + Math-related articles and threads on HN you'll definitely see a lot of consternation from Mathematicians.