Comment on it was a waste of time

Tar_alcaran@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

• Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  “It’s so you can do the math even if you don’t have a calculator available”

  “Oh, like literally never?”

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  • TheFriendlyDickhead@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    It’s still pretty useful to do simple math in your head. For example chicken adding a few numbers together or multiplying something. In general stuff that would take longer to type in than just calculating yourself.

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    • Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      If it’s not important enough to take a few seconds to a minute typing it, it’s not important enough to use a skill that’s severely atrophied from decades of intentional disuse 🤷

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      • newIdentity@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        It’s pretty useful guessing how much you need to pay when picking multiple products in the supermarket

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  • Sir_Simon_Spamalot@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Except when you’re in prison.

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    • zuhayr@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Like what??! Answer me gooddammit!

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