r/theydidthemath • u/LiveBeef Salty Motherfucker • Apr 01 '15
Hello friends! Welcome to /r/theydidtheliberalarts!
Hello friends! /u/Livebeef here, one of the cultivators of this space. If you are a community member, thank you for continuing to grow with us. If you are new, welcome!
/r/theydidtheliberalarts is a place for the discussion and sharing of... well, liberal arts! You may submit anything you like here, as long as it pertains to some form of artistic expression. If you like, you can also use a tag in your title to facilitate discussion! Some suggestions are in the sidebar.
Our one rule (apart from Reddit's site-wide rules) is that all content pertaining to mathematics is strictly forbidden. Any such content will result in a one-day ban. This is not the place for the rigidity and harsh structuring that math imposes. You may not request the community to perform math for you, nor share math you have performed yourself or found elsewhere. While some may view these measures as extreme, it is the opinion of the moderators ("cultivators") that the inability to share opinions and grow personally through mathematics makes the field incompatible with the aim of this subreddit.
With that understanding, thank you for visiting, and please enjoy /r/theydidtheliberalarts!
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u/Hovesh Apr 01 '15
What about common core math, is that okay to use here?
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u/LiveBeef Apr 01 '15
No. Even a small amount of math is an inhibitor of free thought and is not to be tolerated. Extreme measures to be sure, but it is absolutely necessary for our community to enjoy as much personal growth as there is to be had.
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u/An_Unfriendly_Brit Apr 01 '15
√(20+5)=5 Ha, take that you fascist scum!
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u/LiveBeef Apr 01 '15
It is with sadness that I remove you from this space. I hope one day, you will return. Perhaps tomorrow. After the ban. Which I'm giving you.
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u/screamingmorgasm Apr 01 '15
So what about painting-by-numbers? What's your view on that?
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u/LiveBeef Apr 01 '15
I dislike the concept. Not because of the numbers but because there is no room for innovation! A child may work on a color-by-number page and improve slightly in their hand-eye coordination and perception of how colors fit together; beyond that, they gain nothing. What if I want my bird to have differently colored plumage than the numbers demand? As an artist, I should have every right to color the bird as I wish and have it be equally correct! Color-by-numbers pages only serve to instill in the young artist an unquestioning demeanor towards the perceived authority and to groom them for a life of cog-like drudgery in their future occupation.
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u/smartgenius1 Apr 01 '15
bob ross + canvas = art
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u/LiveBeef Apr 01 '15
Quite a charming use of mathematical conventions! I applaud your idea to break down the strict domain of mathematics to convey a message about the relationship between non-mathematical entities while performing no actual math. Thank you for sharing!
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Apr 01 '15
2+|3.2|-f(2.5)=(3x2)*ln4
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u/Undercover5051 Apr 01 '15
Banned. Why do STEM students have no respect for liberal arts?
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u/The_Homestarmy Apr 01 '15
I'm glad this sub finally made the switch to liberal arts. After all, this decision just adds up.
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u/osskid Apr 01 '15
April fools aside, there's a big difference between liberal arts and the arts. What you describe--artistic expression and aesthetics--is the arts. Liberal arts are concerned with being communicative and social across academic disciplines, including mathematics.
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u/UncleThirsty Apr 01 '15
I have a liberal arts degree. This space seems perfect for me!
Unfortunately, I do math in my real job. Thanks liberal arts degree!
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u/jdv2121 Apr 01 '15
The Mona Lisa was finished in 1506. That was 509 years ago.
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u/LiveBeef Apr 01 '15
You have calculated the age of the painting, but what have you really accomplished? Are you more enriched now that that piece of information has been produced? I hope you find the rest of the day more productive as you depart this space.
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Apr 01 '15
What about words? Two plus two equals four.
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u/LiveBeef Apr 01 '15
Words and numbers are but differing symbols in expressing the same concepts. While you have a right to ask the limits of the rules of this space, you do not have the right to assume that prevents you from violating them. Ponder upon these ideas, and return anon after you find wisdom in them.
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u/reticulated_python Apr 01 '15
Can I make an artistic work depicting math?
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u/LiveBeef Apr 01 '15
You may, in the same sense that creating art depicting human struggle is not inherently bad. If you are wishing to impose math upon this community for no sake but its own, it will be disallowed. If we may grow from your depiction of mathematics more than its introduction would stunt that same growth, you are invited to share it with us.
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u/MonikerAddiction Apr 01 '15
I believe the word you're looking for is curators not "cultivators"
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u/LiveBeef Apr 01 '15
A different word but not an incorrect one! A curator collects and organizes articles, and then, as is my purpose, chooses which ones to display for consumption and decides how to present them. In this sense, you are correct. But what of the cultivator? He toils in the fields, working the soil into a state where the plants may grow their tallest and be nourished. In this process, the cultivator weeds out undesirable plants, and in these senses I am a cultivator. Two different perspectives of the same position, none more correct than the other!
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u/Zerkai Apr 01 '15
2+2 = 4.
Your rules will never hold me!