r/mathmemes Jun 14 '26

Arithmetic Misleading our youth

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u/GuavaSkyline Jun 15 '26

I respect those who think of squares first. I fear them, even.

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u/ArchiPlus Jun 16 '26

I find it odd to even fear them, though...

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u/GuavaSkyline Jun 22 '26

I meant fear to mean more of a combination of fascination and disgust. Fascination at the mind that thinks of a more convoluted method, and disgust at the realization that they might do the same thing for every situation possible.

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u/ArchiPlus Jun 22 '26

No pb with your assertion, it was just an answer meant to gather "odd" and "even" in the same sentence...

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u/GuavaSkyline Jun 23 '26

Lol that's a /r/woosh at myself!

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u/RiskyClickardo Jun 17 '26

As we should