One of the differences between exploring an idea quantitatively with math/simulations as opposed to qualitatively is that the number of interesting subtleties to consider explodes very quickly.
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I honestly wish I knew math. I think I was sick in middle school for two weeks when they were teaching functions and nothing made sense after that
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hmm. i’ve never had a compelling reason to learn.
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It’s the only way you can actually think for yourself imo... I don’t trust people who haven’t learned mathematical thinking
It feels like learning a dead language, like Latin. Good for an appreciative view of things, not really instrumentally relevant.
Maybe I just feel left out of the cool kids’ club. dunno
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