25 days ago
@futurebird there was a segment on BBC radio 2 (UK public radio) today with a load of people whining about how they were rubbish at maths, but had to do maths.
Some woman said "Why do I need to know Pythagorus, why can't they teach me useful maths?" and I shook my head... If they can't get you to understand that basic idea from many centuries ago, you've no hope with anything complex enough to be useful.