Who am I to dump on Terence Tao, but

> Mathematicians have a particular vision of progress that is informed by history and field-specific considerations.

really sounds like something a side-quest association would produce in a panic response to someone trying something different. It's just an _ad hominem_ and gatekeeping argument.

Tao didn’t write that and isn’t part of the group that did, he’s just reposting their letter.