Except when you’re in prison.
Comment on it was a waste of time
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?”
Sir_Simon_Spamalot@lemmy.world 1 year ago
zuhayr@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Like what??! Answer me gooddammit!
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.
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 🤷
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
Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Again, you can do that on your phone calculator. Hell, most grocery stores even have self scan apps if you want to go a step further