“if a calculator can do math for me, why should I learn math?” is something you’ll hear children, under-educated adults, and AI proponents say
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why should I learn math when I can pay a subscription fee for this calculator for the rest of my life
some of you are already saying “but the calculator isn’t even accurate” and look — it just has to be right more than me, a broken clock
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@anthony everything is math if you look closely enough
@zachleat Even a broken clock is correct twice a day.
@cjerrington this is great when you ask the right question at the exact right time but unfortunately not reliable otherwise
@zachleat Sounds like someone is then asking a calculated question. ::blobcatsunglasses: :calculator:
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@zachleat time to dust off that old andrew yang math hat