Comment on Education doesn't increase intelligence by making people memorize things, but by constantly reminding people that they might be wrong.

• ricecake@sh.itjust.works ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I think you missed that the next portion of their statement was connected to the part you (inappropriately) added the missing word to.

  They’re saying, essentially, that it’s important to learn math just for a rounded education, even if it lacks application. They’re saying closer to “even if we’re eating sushi, we still need fire”.

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  • petrol_sniff_king@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I’m aware the quoted person agrees with me. I’m responding to a common public sentiment.

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    • ricecake@sh.itjust.works ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Ah, alright. :) sometimes these things are hard to tell in text.

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      • petrol_sniff_king@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Haha, no problem, friend. :p

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• SmartmanApps@programming.dev ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I love this argument because it’s like a guy who catches and eats raw fish saying that we don’t need fire

  and in fact had forgotten all about the fact that he cooked it over a fire as a treat for last Christmas 😂

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