What do you mean by opting out? In most cases you can't opt out, you need maths. I can say I make good calculations without writing down numbers (mentally) and can solve fractions problems. But I could never solve a more complex equation, I had shitty teachers until the 9th grade, and I didn't have maths on high school because I followed social sciences to get into law school later.
Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. And if you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you
