How Not to Prove the Collatz Conjecture

The majority of amateur attempts to prove the Collatz conjecture seem to go down essentially the same path. Since I went down this path myself, I thought I'd lay it out and dissect it. Note: Youtube requires me to do a verification such that I can post a link to the paper I picked apart here. This process is not instant, and I haven't gotten to it yet. See my Bluesky or find me on Reddit for such a link. Here are my socials: bluesky: @mathiguess.bsky.social reddit: u/mathIguess twitter/X (not preferred): @mathIguess Any sincere and relevant criticism/feedback is welcome. As are recommendations and requests. Thank you for watching :)