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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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[–] chuckleslord@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago (2 children)

I don't know what you want, man. The blog's goal is to describe the problem and why it comes about and your response is "Following my logic, there is no confusion!" when there clearly is confusion in the wider world here. The blog does a good job of narrowing down why there's confusion, you're response doesn't add anything or refute anything. It's just... you bragging? I'm not certain what your point is.

[–] Portosian@sh.itjust.works 1 points 8 months ago

None of this has a point. We're talking over a shitpost rant about common use of math symbols. Even the conclusion boils down to it being a context dependent matter of preference. I'm just disagreeing that the original question as posed should be interpreted with weak juxtaposition.

[–] SmartmanApps@programming.dev 1 points 5 months ago

your response is “Following my logic, there is no confusion!”

That's because the actual rules of Maths have all been followed, including The Distributive Law and Terms.

there clearly is confusion in the wider world here

Amongst people who don't remember The Distributive Law and Terms.

The blog does a good job of narrowing down why there’s confusion

The blog ignores The Distributive Law and Terms. Notice the complete lack of Maths textbook references in it?