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  • Personally, my problem was always that math concepts were never presented in a way that actually made sense in the “real world.”

    I was taught that complex numbers were real numbers with imaginary parts that had something to do with the square root of -1. Yeah, I get it, but… why?

    Fast forward a few decades and I’m writing code that processes a digitized waveform. Now it makes sense. Math isn’t hard when you have a frame of reference. Learning math concepts solely for the sake of learning them is very hard.








  • Not OP, but it always rubs me the wrong way when people suggest bikes. I don’t know your situation or theirs, so I’ll use my own.

    If I wanted to ride a bike to the grocery store, it would take me an hour, and I’d somehow have to lug everything back on a bicycle. If I rode a bike to work, it would take multiple hours. If I wanted to pick up building supplies, dirt, concrete pavers, whatever, I’d have to rent a truck.

    Public transit doesn’t exist in my city, much less my neighborhood.

    What you’re suggesting works great in a major metro area. For many of us, a car isn’t a luxury, it’s an absolute necessity. Not to mention, who wants to wait for a bus or train to take them home after work? Bicycles are good for exercise in a controlled environment. They are not appropriate for everyday transportation, and they are a hazard to drivers; they absolutely should not be allowed on the same roadways as cars. Buy a motorcycle or a scooter if you want to. Ride a bike off-road if you want to burn calories.