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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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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I loved math and still like statistics but boy do I dislike higher levels of math. Way too many symbols and if I forget one rule I'm stuck or the result is off. Also I lost connection to reality once we added multiple dimensions (past XYZ axis).