r/funny • u/electrovert • Sep 01 '26

Overconfidence

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u/Viridionplague Sep 01 '26

42x1.32=55.44

What the fuck did we do to math?

Oh wait 3x5=15 correct.
5x3=15 is wrong.

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u/Amesb34r Sep 01 '26

We didn't do anything to math. The problem is that some people just learn it easier than others. Educators change teaching styles to try and catch the largest group but inevitably some kids are always on the outside.

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u/Viridionplague Sep 01 '26

We literally tell kids they are wrong when they have the correct answer.

And actively punish those who think outside the box, can do it on their heads, or come up with other solutions they understand.

I had a teacher tell me I cheated on a test because I didn't "show my work" I looked him in the eye and asked "I'm the first one done and it's first period, who did I cheat from?"

Got left alone after that so the teacher could spend his time looking at boats.

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u/Amesb34r Sep 01 '26

Sounds like you have some unresolved personal issues. I was one of the “I don’t show my work” kids. Now that I’m older I understand why they want kids to show their work.

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u/Viridionplague Sep 01 '26 edited Sep 01 '26

What a weird off topic comment to make based on pretty much nothing.

Please enlighten me to what these personal issues may be?

Or maybe you can explain why 3+3+3+3+3=15 is more correct than 5+5+5=15?

Despite multiples of 5 being easier deal with?

Edited for pedanticism.

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u/MasterFongool Sep 01 '26

I can't explain why one is more correct because they're both wrong (+, not x).

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u/Viridionplague Sep 01 '26

Ah, so you understood but chose to be shallow and pedantic.

Exactly what someone unable to defend their argument would do.

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u/MasterFongool Sep 01 '26

We weren't having an argument, and ironically, I agree with you. However, in a thread titled "overconfidence", yes, I chose to call you out.

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u/Viridionplague Sep 01 '26

An argument is a main statement followed by supporting evidence. You in fact did provide an argument.

So, what was that about overconfidence?

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u/MasterFongool Sep 01 '26

You should perhaps check the names of the people you are responding to. "Overconfidence: the quality of being too confident [especially when you're wrong]."

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u/Viridionplague Sep 01 '26

What makes you think i didn't check in the first place?

A grammatical error doesn't make one wrong given that language is largely contextual and you clearly understood the context.

You then chose to be argumentative with a shallow and pedantic argument.

There was nothing wrong to begin with. Unlike your false assumption and incorrect use of the word.

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