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RE: What are your overall opinions on people who are idiots in math?
October 18, 2022 at 6:19 pm
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Of course, full measure of true appreciation for most things requires considerable depth of direct involvement and practice. However, a mere detached appreciation that both provides and derived from a reasonable perspective on how the thing relates to the world and society in general seems enough to me to prevent non-participation from becoming a character flaw.
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RE: What are your overall opinions on people who are idiots in math?
October 18, 2022 at 6:53 pm
(October 18, 2022 at 6:19 pm)Anomalocaris Wrote: Of course, full measure of true appreciation for most things requires considerable depth of direct involvement and practice. However, a mere detached appreciation that both provides and derived from a reasonable perspective on how the thing relates to the world and society in general seems enough to me to prevent non-participation from becoming a character flaw.
That’s reasonable. For example, I appreciate farming, but have no desire to involve myself in it.
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RE: What are your overall opinions on people who are idiots in math?
November 23, 2022 at 4:12 am
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When I learned calculus I was upset than no one had taught me at least what a derivative was sooner, so dang useful!
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RE: What are your overall opinions on people who are idiots in math?
November 26, 2022 at 1:32 am
I don't have an opinion on them.
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RE: What are your overall opinions on people who are idiots in math?
December 17, 2022 at 8:39 pm
All I have in my head now is Culture Club.
I don't have an anger problem, I have an idiot problem.
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RE: What are your overall opinions on people who are idiots in math?
December 17, 2022 at 9:17 pm
Most ATM pins are 4 digits, aren't they?