Author Topic: Math doesn't suck, you do. (Read 3167 times)

metro. · « **on:** May 12, 2012, 05:08:35 AM »

Yeah, read this shit.
Shit's true.

Why should you learn math? Because fuck you

Tatsujin · « **Reply #1 on:** May 12, 2012, 05:16:27 AM »

Quote from: metro. on May 12, 2012, 05:08:35 AM

Yeah, read this shit.
Shit's true.

Why should you learn math? Because fuck you

Are we going to take over the Universe with math? ... I'd like to visit other earth-like planets.

metro. · « **Reply #2 on:** May 12, 2012, 05:17:59 AM »

Considering that math is the purest form of science, and thus needed in something like that...yes.

elvikun · « **Reply #3 on:** May 12, 2012, 05:43:15 AM »

Math can suck, doesn't mean you do.
It's the same as saying that you suck because you can't master 5 foreign languages within 5 years or less.
Ding.

metro. · « **Reply #4 on:** May 12, 2012, 05:46:03 AM »

Quote from: elvikun on May 12, 2012, 05:43:15 AM

Math can suck, doesn't mean you do.
It's the same as saying that you suck because you can't master 5 foreign languages within 5 years or less.
Ding.

I think a point was missed somewhere, but for the sake of argument, or non arguing, I think you're totally correct.

elvikun · « **Reply #5 on:** May 12, 2012, 05:49:12 AM »

What? You didn't expect me to read long text on weird web written in big letters, did you? The conclusion I came to in all those 4 seconds I was reading it was that it's another "U don't like maths, means u stoopid, cos anyone can do it if they have brain" article.

metro. · « **Reply #6 on:** May 12, 2012, 05:50:42 AM »

Quote from: elvikun on May 12, 2012, 05:49:12 AM

What? You didn't expect me to read long text on weird web written in big letters, did you? The conclusion I came to in all those 4 seconds I was reading it was that it's another "U don't like maths, means u stoopid, cos anyone can do it if they have brain" article.

I was hoping you had instead of just yelling out something that seemed relevant

Ahem, right, not getting goaded.

elvikun · « **Reply #7 on:** May 12, 2012, 05:59:02 AM »

Huh, I though you are math boy, so you're crusading to defend the purity of math and the honor of math-community.
Naah, just joking.

But after reading it, seems like very angry math boy defending the honor of math. Almost bullseye after reading the first paragraph. How cool is that.

metro. · « **Reply #8 on:** May 12, 2012, 06:04:17 AM »

I'm not a math boy. Math is just magical

And c'mon, who doesn't love magic?

GoGeTa006 · « **Reply #9 on:** May 12, 2012, 06:09:17 AM »

but

. . .
but

I love math already . . .why are you telling me all this

I even made a Topic about its awesomeness

because math is absolute and it will forever be absolute

AceHigh · « **Reply #10 on:** May 12, 2012, 06:11:46 AM »

Quote from: elvikun on May 12, 2012, 05:49:12 AM

What? You didn't expect me to read long text on weird web written in big letters, did you?

Not knowing about Maddox... tsk tsk...

elvikun · « **Reply #11 on:** May 12, 2012, 06:17:50 AM »

@metro
No.
Friendship is magic. Friendship is not math. Conclusion: Math cannot be magic. Everypony knows that.

But there is a part of that rant I agree with. Math teachers usually suck badly and manage to push kids into hating math in early age. You can make anything look boring and ugly if you try hard enough. Math teachers mastered that art.

@Ace
That blog or whatever it is, is Maddox? It really sounds more like "Angry Teen Blog".

metro. · « **Reply #12 on:** May 12, 2012, 06:20:26 AM »

That show needs to fucking burn.

Every gets taught calculus and is like "this is all math is, it sucks". Lol.

That's like saying that Hemmingway is the only author, therefore reading sucks.

Takeshi · « **Reply #13 on:** May 12, 2012, 06:24:59 AM »

Way to make us all defensive at the get-go, metro. Bullshit article too if you don't mind me saying so.

I acknowledge the possibilities of math, and I'm sure I could have use for it over the years.

I have tried to be better, I tried in folkeskole, I tried in realskole and even got some extra hours there, I tried in 9th and 10th grade as well with extra help there too. Help I even took extra classes at a school right after 10th to get better grades although that fell apart due to a bad class. Then I tried again 2-3 years and you know what I found out?

Math bores the shit out of me. I don't think it's interesting. Numbers don't makes me say "wow, this is really some interesting stuff, I want to learn more". I get that feeling with language and history, not numbers. Sure, I did some assignments because we had to, but most of it I had help with. My head just doesn't like numbers so it's even harder for me to get math, and what do you do when you're faced with something you're just not good at? You quit. If you like it despite not being good at it, I can imagine someone continuing. But bad and to boot not enjoying it?

I'll never be good at math, and I am fine with that. I am good at several other things.

GoGeTa006 · « **Reply #14 on:** May 12, 2012, 06:25:48 AM »

Quote from: metro. on May 12, 2012, 06:20:26 AM

That show needs to fucking burn.

Every gets taught calculus and is like "this is all math is, it sucks". Lol.

That's like saying that Hemmingway is the only author, therefore reading sucks.

I was lucky enough to be taught that mathematics is the most magical thing ever by
Disney

thanks to donald, Im an engineer

oh and

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elvikun · « **Reply #15 on:** May 12, 2012, 06:28:37 AM »

@metro
That's not really good comparisation. Math isn't about forming opinions or based on personal preferences. Also, noone forces you read all of the most boring and long books to pass school.
And face it, most of math you can run into in schools is bad. Offered to people who don't want it by people who are bored, boring and don't care. "Math hate" is deeply rooted and you can't say it's really unreasonable too.
And don't be bad on ponies, it will all return to you three times.

metro. · « **Reply #16 on:** May 12, 2012, 06:35:13 AM »

Calculus sucks. So does arithmetic but that's barely even worth mentioning.
I'm not arguing that most math, that most people will run into because "OMG IT SUCKS SO MUCH" is bad. It's like if you had a burnt cake the first time, and you just hated all the cake in the world from that point onward, wouldn't that seem silly?
Interesting math...well it's interesting. I can see this is going no where. So I'm just not going to bother, I shared the article because I thought it was cool. Maybe you should read something into that and jump down my throat about it too

And FiM can fuck off.

elvikun · « **Reply #17 on:** May 12, 2012, 06:46:42 AM »

...Or like getting terribly attacked by a dog and then disliking all dogs as a result. That would be just silly. Right?
I'm not jumping anywhere, it's just that "Math doesn't suck, you do." is rather shortsighted statement. Unless you are a math boy. Which was the point. As I said math is not about opinions, but how interesting it is ... is an opinion as much as opinions get. If people saying that math sucks make you slightly annoyed, reversing it to math is cool, if you dislike it, you suck - is not the best way to put it, unless we are all 5 years olds.

Oh, almost forgot.

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GoGeTa006 · « **Reply #18 on:** May 12, 2012, 06:47:16 AM »

Quote from: metro. on May 12, 2012, 06:35:13 AM

Calculus sucks. So does arithmetic but that's barely even worth mentioning.
I'm not arguing that most math, that most people will run into because "OMG IT SUCKS SO MUCH" is bad. It's like if you had a burnt cake the first time, and you just hated all the cake in the world from that point onward, wouldn't that seem silly?
Interesting math...well it's interesting. I can see this is going no where. So I'm just not going to bother, I shared the article because I thought it was cool. Maybe you should read something into that and jump down my throat about it too

And FiM can fuck off.

c'mon dude
U know you want to
try it, stop saying it sucks. . .you're just being one of them math haters. . .but with ponies

BTW I just read your OP . . .its pretty aggressive

wheres the love & tolerance?

AceHigh · « **Reply #19 on:** May 12, 2012, 07:11:34 AM »

Why are there so many morons here? Math is a tool free to be used to solve various problems. Why do people hate a tool that is designed to help us? It makes just as much sense as saying "screwdrivers suck". Well... sure, don't mind me and the fact that even subconsciously you use math to some degree every day.