While impressive this seems like such a hassle to keep up

Someone would’ve figured it out sooner or later, just happened to be Europe in our timeline

I agree, I’m not saying anyone should be put down for wanting to try something difficult but that they should be told of the odds of success. Maybe encourage them to put their effort into something more achievable. Everyone should be allowed to try of course, no one has good odds for becoming famous/successful but inevitably some people will be