I'm stating the conjecture as requested

I think you misunderstood, I believe they were requesting a layperson-friendly explanation of the conjecture and not a statement of it.

	▲	jibalt 5 hours ago \| parent \| next [-]
		How is "This proves that EXP != NP", which is false, a layperson-friendly explanation of the actual proof that 3SAT is sub-exponential? Note https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50253213
	▲	moishe_syzslak 7 hours ago \| parent \| prev \| next [-]
		Whenever someone asks for an ELI5, there's always got to be somebody who further confuses the issue.
	▲	caughtinthought 7 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		Which is a separate issue than the one you commented originally