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We’re All Math People: Some of the power of math lies in the very fact that it’s made up. (nautil.us)
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[–] Franzia@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 1 year ago

I didnt care. There was no drama. When confronted with the idea that math wasn't important, my math teacher would just play into it! Now I'm an adult and understand how important and interesting math can be, I wish we spent 5 minutes talking about that during my years in school.