feels like i’m getting away with something by talking about math on here. like it’s... not fair to everyone else somehow? 🤔 something i don’t like about the idea of having a conversation “in public” with a potentially really high barrier to entry
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one of the nice things about talking about feelings and childhoods and shit is literally everyone has feelings and literally everyone had a childhood, they’re universal
meanwhile when it comes to math some of you are / were grad students and some of you have math anxiety 😔
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there’s something i like about the idea of bringing to twitter this more technical side of myself i’ve been leaving out and/but also i don’t wanna make people feel excluded or inadequate if i don’t have to. hmm. thoughts?
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when i talk about math i also have to be careful not to talk like a huge asshole
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Perhaps this could be recontextualized, as many folks who enjoy your thoughts are also curious folks eager to learn & level up their thinking — in the logical domain as well as the emotional
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I for one, would be happy to hear anything & everything you have to say about math. It might be different and, immediately, less relatable than emotion, but it's still a space absolutely worth investigating
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There might be a couple bumps & bungles & "unrelatable" moments... but if people view that as offensive... meanwhile you're relaying provable logic... then that's a kind of window into the "unknown" which is worth viewing, without being babied along the way, you know?
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appreciate the perspective! somehow in my head i imagine people are either hardcore dedicated math people or they hate it so it’s nice to hear a different orientation than either of those haha
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Ah I see. Can we riff on this for a second?
You've spent time channelling energy & thought toward the "emotional or conceptual" kinda people...
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Even if those folks, by simple opportunity cost, end up being less proficient or interested in math, does that make them unable or unwilling to learn something new in that realm?
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