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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by wischi to c/[email protected]
 

https://zeta.one/viral-math/

I wrote a (very long) blog post about those viral math problems and am looking for feedback, especially from people who are not convinced that the problem is ambiguous.

It's about a 30min read so thank you in advance if you really take the time to read it, but I think it's worth it if you joined such discussions in the past, but I'm probably biased because I wrote it :)

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[–] [email protected] 46 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Typo in article:

If you are however willing to except the possibility that you are wrong.

Except should be 'accept'.

Not trying to be annoying, but I know people will often find that as a reason to disregard academic arguments.

[–] wischi 30 points 1 year ago

Thank you very much 🫶. No it's not annoying at all. I'm very grateful not only for the fact that you read the post but also that you took the time to point out issues.

I just fixed it, should be live in a few minutes.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

A person not knowing the difference in usage between except and accept sounds like a perfectly reasonable reason to disregard their math skills.

[–] SmartmanApps 2 points 9 months ago

Especially when said person keeps making incorrect statements about Maths and ignores completely what is taught in high school.

[–] SmartmanApps 1 points 9 months ago

academic arguments

The "academic arguments" can be ignored since this is actually high school Maths - it's taught in Year 7-8.